- An unexploded WWII bomb weighing 550 pounds was discovered in Poland during construction work.
- Around 2,500 residents of the Polish city of Wroclaw were forced to evacuate as bomb experts worked to remove the explosive device.
- The bomb was found in an area that was formerly German territory, where there was heavy fighting during World War II.
A large unexploded World War II bomb discovered in the Polish city of Wroclaw forced the evacuation of 2,500 residents on Friday.
The bomb weighing 550 pounds was found near a railway viaduct in the town in southwest Poland during construction work.
Poland’s military said it was a German SC-250 aerial bomb from the war.
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A train passes bars and restaurants lining railway arches in Wroclaw, Poland on June 9, 2022. The Polish city discovered an unexploded World War II bomb during construction work near a railway viaduct. (Bartek Sadowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The city organized buses to take evacuated residents to a safe area while bomb removal specialists worked on the ground. Train traffic also had to be stopped until the bomb was removed, according to Polish media reports.
Police spokeswoman Aleksandra Freus told broadcaster TVN24 that not all residents had agreed to leave their homes and that authorities could not force them to do so. Police issued a public appeal for evacuation, citing “the threat to human health and life posed by unexploded ordnance”.
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During World War II, Wroclaw was the German city of Breslau. It saw intense fighting and widespread destruction, under heavy Soviet bombing before Germany’s surrender.
The city became part of Poland when the borders were redrawn after the war, with defeated Germany forced to give up the territory.
