Large parts of Dresden to be evacuated after 250kg WW2 bomb found

The city's biggest ever evacuation comes after the British flying bomb was discovered near a collapsed bridge.

18,000 Dresden residents return home after British WWII bomb defused

A British World War II bomb has been safely defused in the eastern German city of Dresden, allowing 18,000 people to return to their homes. The city's fire brigade said on Wednesday that it was the ...

Dresden to evacuate 18,000 people after discovery of WWII bomb

Around 18,000 people must evacuate an area of central Dresden by 9 am (0800 GMT) on Wednesday after a World War II bomb was discovered near a city, police said on Tuesday. The fire brigade said two ...

550-pound WWII bomb defused after thousands evacuated

The discovery caused officials to evacuate 18,000 people on Wednesday, the largest such operation ever in the city, emergency services said.