Hundreds Evacuated in Frankfurt so WWII Bomb Can Be Defused

A large water fountain rises behind the Iron Bridge when an American bomb from the Second World War in the Main River is detonated with a blast in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 14, 2019. Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa via AP

BERLIN—Some 600 people have been evacuated from their homes in the old city of Frankfurt so specialists could remove a World War II-era bomb that was discovered in the Main River.

The German news agency dpa reported the bomb was defused, as planned, underwater on Sunday, April 14, which led to a loud detonation and a big water fountain on the river. Police told dpa “the bomb is no longer a danger.”