Germans must leave home Xmas morning as WWII bomb is defused
FRANKFURT, Germany >> More than 54,000 people in the southern German city of Augsburg must leave their homes Christmas morning while authorities defuse a giant 1.8-ton aerial bomb from World War II.
The city’s medieval cathedral and City Hall are in the area to be sealed off. Police said Saturday that no one will be allowed into the surrounding streets from about 8 a.m. Sunday and everyone must be out by 10 a.m.
Police say it’s impossible to say exactly how long it will take to make the bomb safe. Schools are being opened for people who can’t stay with relatives or friends.
Finding bombs from the war is not unusual in Germany. This evacuation, however, is even bigger than the 45,000 people temporarily evacuated to remove a bomb in Koblenz in 2011.
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Unfortunately the “Bomb” of Islamization can not be defused! Poor Germans.
hahaha, good one!
Meanwhile on the Banana Republic of Honolulu, a week doesn’t go by where the SA discovers new $1.8-billion dollar choo-choo bomb and never warns the public that they’ll be skinned alive when they get to foot the entire bill to detonate it. Unfortunately, no one really knows how bad the collateral damage might be in the end as they keep discovering new bombs every week.