Police evacuate central Berlin to defuse WW2 bomb, disrupting transport


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Apr 2018

Police officers check buildings near the central train station while a World War Two bomb is defused in Berlin, Germany, April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt

BERLIN (Reuters) - Police evacuated an area in the heart of Berlin on Friday that includes the central train station, the Economy Ministry and a major museum as bomb disposal experts prepared to defuse a World War Two bomb.

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn said it expected long-distance train transport at the central station to be disrupted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time (0800 to 1200 GMT). It said trains would stop at other stations in Berlin instead.

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