WWII bomb found under Berlin stadium

[David Morris]

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2002/01/08/ww2_bomb/index.html

By David Rising
Jan. 8, 2002 | BERLIN (AP) --

Police on Tuesday defused an unexploded World War II bomb found under the 
seats of Berlin's Olympic Stadium.

The 550-pound British bomb was found Monday evening during renovations by 
construction workers under the lower ring of seats, police spokeswoman 
Kerstin Spitzer said. The area was sealed, and the bomb squad began work at 
first light Tuesday.

The defusing went without a hitch and the bomb was then removed from the 
stadium to be destroyed, Spitzer said.

The 76,000-seat stadium, designed by Nazi architect Albert Speer for the 
1936 Olympics, is being overhauled to host games during soccer's 2006 World 
Cup. Games continue to be played at the arena.



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