Overview

• On June 5, a 250-kilogram US aerial bomb from World War II was uncovered near the Hans-Christian-Andersen-Schule in Kiel-Gaarden.
• Kiel police evacuated roughly 12,000 residents by 11 a.m. on June 9 to create a secure perimeter.
• The bomb disposal operation began at 13:10 local time and proceeded without complications.
• Authorities used loudspeaker vehicles to alert residents, set up roadblocks, transported ill individuals and managed initial non-compliance.
• Kiel’s wartime industrial status made it a frequent bombing target and unexploded ordnance regularly emerges in the city.