After a World War II bomb was found on the grounds of Frankfurt Airport, a restricted zone was set up – with consequences in the air and on the ground. Now the all-clear has been given.
After a bomb was found on a construction site at Frankfurt Airport, the explosive device was successfully defused on Friday evening. Everything went well, a police spokesman said in the evening. According to the information, it was a phosphorus bomb. Incendiary bombs containing white phosphorus were used on a large scale in the Second World War.
The dangerous discovery was made during construction work around the new Terminal 3. A restricted area was set up within a radius of around 1,000 meters around the site. The Autobahn 5 was also temporarily closed due to the bomb disposal. The route runs past the airport. According to the police spokesman, the lanes will be reopened shortly.