Cologne residents evacuated due to WWII bomb
Some 20,000 residents in the western German city of Cologne are being forced to evacuate their homes after authorities discovered a 200-kilogram (440-pound) bomb from World War II, The Associated Press reports.
Schools and kindergartens remained closed and dozens of ambulances were on the scene to evacuate residents of a nursing home.
The deactivation of the bomb, which was found near Muelheim bridge crossing the Rhine River, was planned for Wednesday afternoon. City officials said in a statement that during this time the river would be closed for shipping and the air space would be closed too.