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Dortmund's stadium shut after
club find unexploded BOMB in a
car park.
Dortmund Signal Iduna Park was shut on
Thursday
The club found a World War II bomb in a
stadium car park
Incident happened hours before Jurgen
Klopp's press conference
An unexploded World War II bomb was found near
Borussia Dortmund's stadium on Thursday,
forcing the Bundesliga club to shut down some of
their operations.
The British bomb was found at a parking area
near the west tribune of the Signal Iduna Park
hours before coach Juergen Klopp's news
conference ahead of the Ruhr valley derby against
Schalke 04 on Saturday.
It was discovered after viewing aerial
photographs, city officials said.
Efforts to defuse the bomb and render it safe
would start later on Thursday afternoon.
'It is not yet known how long the stadium area
will remain off limits,' Dortmund, who shut their
Fan World space and club museum, said in a brief
statement.
Unexploded World War II ordnance is a relatively
common occurrence in Germany where several
million tonnes of bombs were dropped during the
war by Allied and Soviet forces.
The city of Dortmund suffered extensive
destruction during bombing raids.
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