Berlin Tegel Airport Expects Disruption from Defusing of WW2 Bomb

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin’s Tegel airport has warned passengers to expect disruption on Friday morning when a World War Two bomb discovered near the capital’s central train station is defused.

The 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) British bomb was found during construction work and all buildings within an 800-metre (2,625 ft) radius will be evacuated from 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT).

Planes coming in to land at Tegel, which is about seven kilometers (4.4 miles) away from the central station, may therefore need to be re-routed to avoid flying above the defusing site.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-berlin-evacuation/berlin-tegel-airport-expects-disruption-from-defusing-of-ww2-bomb-idUSKBN1HQ1EO

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