Espenhain (dpa/sn) – A bomb from the Second World War was found during construction work in Espenhain (Leipzig district) on Thursday. The 250-kilogram British-made explosive device was to be defused on site, the police said. A restricted area of ??800 meters has been set up around the site. It mainly contains companies whose evictions began in the afternoon. During the defusing, the nearby Autobahn 72 was also briefly closed.

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