The police suspect that the bomb is from World War II, reports Tagesspiegel. It was found during "a routine bomb clearance work in the water".
A restricted area within a radius of 500 meters from the bomb has been established and the evacuation of residents is expected to continue until morning. Only then, when everyone has been put to safety, will divers examine the bomb more closely.
Parts of the subway have also been stopped and boat traffic has been cancelled.
It is not the first time that an old bomb causes problems in Germany. As recently as June this year, over 20,000 people were evacuated from Cologne after three undetonated American bombs from World War II were found. In 2017, another bomb was found in Frankfurt. Then 65,000 people were evacuated, the largest evacuation in Europe since World War II.
