Major evacuation

Aerial bomb discovered: 200 households affected

An aerial bomb was discovered in Strasshof a.d. Nordbahn (Lower Austria) at midday on Tuesday. A total of 200 households had to be evacuated in order to defuse the bomb.

The discovery site was in the area of the Amundsen-Straße Protestant church, according to the local fire department. Emergency services, including the police, are currently busy warning the population in the market town and carrying out all necessary evacuations.

Assembly point set up
Residents in the area of the Protestant church and within a radius of around 300 meters have been asked "if they have the opportunity to leave their homes independently, to do so". According to a Facebook post, the Haus der Begegnung in Strasshof was set up as a meeting point. It was also pointed out that there was no danger. The defusing of the aerial bomb should only begin "once the area has been completely evacuated".

All-clear at around 4 pm
The aerial bomb was successfully defused by the demining service in the afternoon. The roadblocks were lifted again at around 4 p.m. and residents were able to return to their homes.