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Omaha Steve

(99,741 posts) Sun Oct 25, 2015, 10:37 AM Oct 2015

Berlin's Jewish Museum closed for WWII-bomb removal

Source: AP

BERLIN (AP) — Berlin's Jewish Museum has been closed for the day and the area around it evacuated as authorities work to remove a World War II bomb found in the vicinity.

The 250 kilogram (550 pound) American bomb was unearthed during construction work in the German capital Friday.

The popular museum was closed Sunday as were portions of two subway lines as experts worked to defuse and remove it, and 11,000 residents were forced to evacuate their homes as a precaution.

World War II-era bombs are still commonly found in Germany's cities, even 70 years after the end of the conflict.

Also at link 5,000 evacuated from Koblenz for a bomb too.

Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/33459c114af24af7bf4576644ed9cf19/berlins-jewish-museum-closed-wwii-bomb-removal

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Berlin's Jewish Museum closed for WWII-bomb removal (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2015 OP

When I lived in Japan they found one about a hundred yards from where I was living...! MADem Oct 2015 #1

It's estimated that 3M tons of high explosives sarge43 Oct 2015 #2

The construction that is going on in Berlin is phenomenal. mnhtnbb Oct 2015 #3

In my case, eldest son was over there for a semester, but yes, also went to visit and yes-- villager Oct 2015 #5

ran into one of those in 1986 in London w0nderer Oct 2015 #4

These will continue to be found for decades (at least) to come. Rond Vidar Oct 2015 #6

MADem

(135,425 posts)

1. When I lived in Japan they found one about a hundred yards from where I was living...!

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 10:41 AM

Oct 2015

It's a bit off-putting, to be sure, when you're told you can't go home because they're digging out a bomb!

They took care of it in short order, fortunately.

sarge43

(28,945 posts)

2. It's estimated that 3M tons of high explosives

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 10:57 AM

Oct 2015

were dropped by aerial bombardment during WWII. Even if a fraction were duds, that's a lot of bad boys still alive and living in sin.

Then, there's artillery shells and land mines ....

War, the gift that keeps on giving.

mnhtnbb

(31,405 posts)

3. The construction that is going on in Berlin is phenomenal.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 11:19 AM

Oct 2015

Our youngest son was in Berlin for 10 months from 2013-2014 and we used that as an excuse
to visit him--twice! The first time we stayed for a week in a top floor apartment in the center of the city.
I counted 15 cranes out the windows of the apartment--and that was only being able to see from two sides
of the apartment!

villager

(26,001 posts)

5. In my case, eldest son was over there for a semester, but yes, also went to visit and yes--

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 04:47 PM

Oct 2015

--construction everywhere! Saw all the cranes, and all that above-ground "temporary" piping to move water everywhere while they keep remaking Berlin.

Would love to go back for that second trip...!

w0nderer

(1,937 posts)

4. ran into one of those in 1986 in London

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 11:56 AM

Oct 2015

underground shutdown and told us to walk 6 or so floors up a spiral staircase

a 250 LBS pound had fallen from the tunnel roof to the tracks of the underground

at least i learned the emergency exits worked

Rond Vidar

(64 posts)

6. These will continue to be found for decades (at least) to come.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Oct 25, 2015, 11:16 PM

Oct 2015

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