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A piece of unexploded ordinance, left over from World War II, was found in a parking area near Borussia Dortmund's stadium, forcing the closing of the building and shutting down some of the club's operations Thursday.
According to a city official, the bomb was found when aerial photographs of the stadium site were being examined. The British bomb was one of several million dropped by the Allies during heavy bombing of the city of Dortmund in the war.
Finding pieces that didn't explode as intended is apparently fairly common in Germany, though still rather scary. Fortunately, no one was injured and authorities were able to safely defuse the bomb.
.@BVB stadium safe after 350kg RAF WW2 bomb defused near stands #bundesliga #dortmund http://t.co/NH4Mxqyqml pic.twitter.com/S1TgP5qIa4
— The Local Germany (@TheLocalGermany) February 26, 2015
Warten auf die Entschärfung der #dobombe mit diesem Ausblick #SignalIdunaPark #bvb pic.twitter.com/ureiphWOpH
— Jana Schoo (@JanaSchoo) February 26, 2015
Da ist das Dingen #dobombe #bvb #derby kann kommen :) pic.twitter.com/VaK0OVfC1V
— Jana Schoo (@JanaSchoo) February 26, 2015
With everyone safe and the bomb being safely disposed of, there will no doubt be a flood of jokes involving the bomb and BVB's up-and-down season.