At least four people were injured in an explosion at the construction site of the German railway concern Deutsche Bahn near the Donersbergbrücke railway station in Munich, Bavaria, BILD reported, citing local police.
"An explosion erupted during construction work in the Donersbergerbrücke area. Our employees are already on site, "Munich police said in a post on the social network" Twitter ". It is specified that "the danger zone is separated, there is no threat outside its borders." Trains are currently suspended at Munich Central Station.
According to the publication, the cause of the incident was the detonation of a World War II bomb. During the drilling, the builders came across a 250-kilogram explosive device hidden in the ground, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herman confirmed to the publication. "During the drilling, a bomb weighing 250 kg from the years of the Second World War was damaged. The wreckage flew hundreds of meters. An inspection of the entire territory is currently underway, "he stressed.
Four people were injured in the explosion, one was seriously injured, but their lives are not in danger. Numerous fire trucks and about 50 ambulance crews arrived at the scene. A federal police helicopter is circling over the area
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