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Railway line briefly closed due to World War II bomb - residents have to leave their houses

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Railway line briefly closed due to World War II bomb - residents have to leave their houses

Explosive ordnance disposal service defuses British air-to-ground missile at Müssen train station

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The railway line between Hamburg and Berlin was briefly interrupted on Tuesday due to a warhead from the Second World War at Müssen station.
The explosive ordnance disposal service seized the British air-to-surface missile.

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During construction or routine work in Germany, unexploded bombs and ammunition from the Second World War are often found.

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The railway line between Hamburg and Berlin was interrupted on Tuesday.

According to the police, the object found at Müssen train station east of Hamburg was an SAP 60 warhead - an ammunition piece from the Second World War.

The detonator and explosives from the British air-to-surface missile were still present. The explosive ordnance disposal service seized the ammunition parts and transported them away to render them harmless.

On the Deutsche Bahn website there was talk of “defusing a World War II bomb between Hamburg and Berlin”. A large-scale diversion of long-distance traffic has been prepared.

After the explosive ordnance disposal service was deployed, the closure was lifted again.

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