A WWII bomb exploded Wednesday at a construction site in Germany, injuring four workers, according to German authorities.
Local police said they do not suspect criminal activity after the bomb exploded at a construction site next to a busy railway line in Munich, roughly half a mile from the city’s central train station. Three were injured in the explosion, one of them seriously, though no tracks were damaged, officials said.
“At this time there is no evidence of criminal offenses,” Munich police press officer Peter Werthmann told CNN. “The danger area is largely cordoned off and train traffic is blocked on the main route.”
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The bomb, which was discovered while members of the crew were drilling, according to Bavaria Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann, was a 550-pound aircraft bomb. No other details on the bomb have been disclosed. The site was working on a new commuter train line at the time of the explosion.
Trains arriving and departing the station were temporarily halted, and several trains were evacuated. Service has since returned to normal.
There will be an investigation into why the bomb was not discovered sooner, as construction sites are usually scanned for undetonated bombs, Herrmann added, according to the Associated Press.
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Discovering unexploded WWII bombs is not unusual in Germany, where approximately 2,000 live bombs and munitions are found each year. They are usually taken care of in a contained explosion or properly defused by experts. Unexpected explosions have occurred, including in a field outside of Ahlbach, Germany, as recently as 2019.
