Over 15,000 people evacuated in Frankfurt as the bomb disposal team defuse a World War II-era bomb

By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2019-07-08 13:55:18

The defused WWII bomb is tied up on a truck on July 7, 2019, in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. Photo: Boris Roessler/VCG

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More than 15,000 people have been evacuated in Frankfurt as part of an operation to defuse an unexploded bomb from the World War II-era on July 7, 2019. The 500-kilogram aircraft bomb was found close to the headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB). Photos: VCG

Police cordon off the construction site where the World War II-era was found in Frankfurt, Germany on July 7, 2019. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/VCG

People queue to board a metro train as they are being evacuated from the East End prior to the disposal of the World War II-era bomb in Frankfurt, Germany on July 7, 2019. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/VCG