The city of Dresden was the site of some of the most devastating bombing campaigns of the Second World War.
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Some 10,000 people were evacuated from the German city of Dresden on Thursday after the discovery of a bomb dating from World War II.
The device was discovered on Wednesday during the demolition of the Carola Bridge near the historic centre. Authorities decided to defuse it on-site and emergency accommodation was set up to host those who had to leave their homes.
The 250-kilogram unexploded bomb may have been part of the infamous 1945 bombing of Dresden, in which British and American air forces dropped around 4,000 bombs on the city, generating firestorms and killing some 25,000 people.
The Carola Bridge, which spans the river Elbe, was so badly damaged when it collapsed in September that it had to be completely demolished and replaced with a new bridge.
According to the town hall, the accident was caused by corrosion. No people were injured.