WWII bomb found at Duesseldorf airport causes flight disruptions
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First posted: Monday, November 02, 2015 10:00 AM EST | Updated: Monday, November 02, 2015 10:47 AM EST
"Annulliert" notice on the departures board indicates cancelled flights from the Frankfurt Airport in Germany, September 8, 2015. Lufthansa has cancelled 84 of about 170 long-haul flights planned for Tuesday from Frankfurt, Munich and Duesseldorf because of the strike. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
BERLIN -- Authorities are disposing of a Second World War bomb found at Duesseldorf airport, causing some disruption to flights.
An airport statement Monday says the roughly 125-kilogram (275-pound) bomb was unearthed overnight. Officials planned to carry out a controlled explosion at the site, which was located away from the airport's runways.
Some 38 takeoffs or landings planned during the morning operation were moved forward or backward.
Seventy years after the end of the war, unexploded bombs are still regularly discovered during construction work in German cities.
