550-pound WWII bomb defused after thousands evacuated

The discovery caused officials to evacuate 18,000 people on Wednesday, the largest such operation ever in the city, emergency services said.
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Dresden to evacuate 18,000 people after discovery of WWII bomb

Around 18,000 people must evacuate an area of central Dresden by 9 a.m. local time Wednesday after a World War II bomb was ...

Large WW2 bomb defused after Dresden evacuated

The city's biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.

At least 18,000 people evacuated from German city after massive 550lb unexploded British WW2 bomb is found

THOUSANDS of people have been evacuated from Dresden after an unexploded World War 2 bomb was uncovered in the German city. A bomb squad was set to try to defuse the 250Kg British bomb which was ...

World War II bomb in Dresden defused after city centre evacuation of 18,000 people

World War II bombs were previously found and defused twice in the same area in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.