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An old bomb explodes near Munich train station, injuring four

CNN news agency reported that an explosion occurred at a railway construction site near the bridge. Donnersberger Brucke (Donnersbergerbrücke), which is located near the main station in Munich. of Germany On Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021, four people were injured, one of them in serious condition.

The local police said The explosion occurred while workers were digging a tunnel. before being hit by an old bomb dropped from an aircraft in the past Until causing an explosion, however, officials confirmed that So far, no danger to the outside area has been found. And train operations can resume service again in the afternoon.

Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Hermann said the bomb was an aircraft bomb weighing about 250 kg.

Even more than 70 years later, Germany has discovered several remnants of World War II bombs, with about 2,000 working ammunition being excavated each year.