Found flying bomb in Böblingen - 500 people evacuated!
Found flying bomb in Böblingen - 500 people evacuated!
On Thursday, July 3, 2025, an attentive excavator driver in Böblingen made a explosive discovery: a flying bomb from World War II. According to tixio , the explosive find was made at a construction site near the Böblingen/Sindelfingen junction. The 250 -kilogram bomb was quickly examined by experts from the ordnance disposal service and classified for defusing in the late evening of the same day.
This surrounding reaction led to comprehensive barriers and evacuations that are coordinated by the city of Böblingen. As SWR Aktuell , a 400-meter radius was evacuated, the police are asked to ask the population, the affected area to avoid. A total of around 500 people from the surrounding districts of Böblingen and Sindelfingen, including hotel guests, barracks staff and participants, had to leave their accommodations.
traffic measures and safety precautions
The A81 motorway was blocked in both directions. The traffic in the direction of Stuttgart was diverted at the Böblingen/Sindelfingen junction, while cars that drove towards singing had to go from the highway at Sindelfingen-Ost. The S-Bahn traffic of the lines S1 and S60 as well as regional and long-distance transport between Böblingen and Sindelfingen/Stuttgart-Vaihingen was also temporarily discontinued. The traffic situation in the region has deteriorated significantly through these security measures, but the security of the citizens is in the top priority.
The congress hall in Böblingen was set up as a contact point for the evacuated persons. So far, however, there have been no registrations. In addition, a citizen phone was set up on 07031 669-888 to inform affected residents about the situation. As ard alpha explained in an article about ordnance clearance, Germany has up to 300,000 tons of duds from the Second World War, which underlines the concern for such finds.The challenges of evacuation of ordnance
The defusing of blind passers is a complex matter. The necessary caution is often not adequately recognized in the exposure and defusing. The ignition mechanism of such a bomb can vary and there is always a latent danger that older bombs will be unpredictable. Around 5,000 unexploded goals in Germany have to be cleared every year, and there is the likelihood of self -detonations. In the context of streets and new buildings, targeted explorations are carried out in order to identify such dangerous contaminated sites at an early stage.
The city of Böblingen is grateful for the understanding and patience of the affected citizens in this critical situation. The authorities continue to ask for observing the security precautions and compliance with the instructions of the emergency services, while at the same time driving the work for defusing and restoring public order.
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