Germany: 100 kg bomb found in Leipzig

Construction workers in Leipzig discovered the 100 kg bomb at around 10.38 am while working on the construction site in front of the police headquarters on Dimitroffstraße (city centre), according to local reports.

Following the discovery, the entire city centre has been evacuated as a precaution.

The site is next to Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz, between the police headquarters and the Catholic Church. The city hall announced: “It is not a 75-kilo, but a 100-kilo World War II bomb with mechanical impact detonation.”