About 3,000 Dresden residents told to get out after WWII bomb found
October 6, 2022, 8:48 am

About 3,000 Dresden residents told to get out after WWII bomb found

Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig - Photo. Pixabay

About 3,300 people have been told to evacuate their homes by 9 am (0700 GMT) on Thursday (October 6) in the eastern German city of Dresden because of the discovery of a World War II-era bomb, according to police.

Police are moving through the area with loudspeakers to alert people about the plans to defuse the bomb. Emergency shelters are in place, though they are asking that people only head to the shelters if they have no other option for temporary housing.

The 250-kilogram bomb was discovered on Wednesday (October 5) during construction work. The defusing attempt is planned for later on Thursday (October 6).

World War II was the biggest and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries.

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Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated Nazi Germany and Japan in 1945.

The war lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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