Evacuation underway – aerial bomb discovered: 200 households affected

An aerial bomb was discovered in Strasshof ad Nordbahn (Lower Austria) on Tuesday afternoon. A total of 200 households had to be evacuated in order to defuse the situation.

The local fire department said the location was in the area of ​​the Amundsen-Strasse Protestant Church. Emergency services, including the police, are currently busy warning the population in the market town and carrying out all the necessary evacuations. Collection point set up The call went out to residents in the area of ​​the Protestant church and within a radius of around 300 meters, “if they have the opportunity “to leave their apartments/houses independently, to do this”. According to a Facebook post, the Meeting House in Strasshof has been set up as a gathering point. It was also pointed out that there was no danger. Defusing the aerial bomb should only begin “when the area has been completely evacuated.” The all-clear at around 4 p.m. The aerial bomb was successfully defused by the demining service in the afternoon. At around 4 p.m. the road closures were lifted and residents were able to return to their houses and apartments.
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