Rastatt (dpa/lsw) – Due to the planned detonation of an aircraft bomb from the Second World War, the Autobahn 5 near Rastatt is also to be temporarily closed on Friday evening as a precaution. “There will be a security buffer around it,” said Mayor Arne Pfirrmann (Free Voters), who is responsible for security and order, in the afternoon. The exact period of time was not initially determined. But people should be prepared for traffic problems.
Among other things, according to the information, a helicopter with a thermal imaging camera will check that there are no longer any people in the restricted area around where the 250-kilogram dud was found. About 5000 citizens have to leave the site. The controlled demolition was necessary because, according to experts, the bomb was in such a bad condition that it could neither be defused nor transported, Pfirrmann said.
