"Police set up a security perimeter of 500 meters in a densely populated area in the center of the German capital. Officers went door-to-door within the security perimeter to inform residents of the evacuation order. Around 10,000 people were told to leave their homes, police said. Berlin's Tagespiegel newspaper reported long lines at an emergency overnight shelter at the town hall in the Berlin Mitte district, with hundreds of people reported waiting to register for a place to spend the night. Another shelter at a nearby school was opened shortly after midnight to accommodate the high number of people. The neighborhood is also home to several embassies and city administration offices."
"Early Friday, authorities announced that a World War II bomb discovered in the Spree River in Berlin's central Mitte district does not need to be defused. "We can give the all-clear," a Berlin police spokesman told dpa. "There is no longer any danger. The bomb does not need to be defused." Authorities said the bomb was discovered during construction work near the Fischerinsel in central Berlin. Checking for unexploded ordnance from World War II is common practice in German cities ahead of large construction projects. The bomb was found under four meters of water, and was covered in silt and slime, which complicated the operation, police said."
An unexploded World War II bomb was found in the Spree River near Fischerinsel, prompting a 500-meter security perimeter and evacuation of about 10,000 people. Police informed residents door-to-door and closed streets, halted ship traffic, and suspended subway line 2. Emergency shelters opened at the Berlin Mitte town hall and a nearby school to accommodate hundreds overnight. The bomb was discovered during construction work and lay under four meters of silt-covered water, complicating operations. Authorities later declared the device did not need to be defused and gave the all-clear, allowing residents to return Friday morning.
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