WWII Bomb: Bomb Found at Tesla Factory – Tensions Rise at Forest Camp

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Bomb found at Tesla factory – tension in forest camp

The day before, a ship was destroyed world war bomb At the Tesla factory, Tesla opponents had to temporarily evacuate their forest camp. The police even threatened to evict the house. “However, I can assure you now that if necessary, we will start clearing the camp around 12 noon, around 12:15,” said a police bulletin to activists. Shortly afterwards, the occupiers voluntarily left the camp.

Officials then used special climbing forces on the tree house to check if all activists had actually left the camp. It was moved in the early afternoon. police Then come back.

Forest occupiers complain about police actions

Activists criticised the police action as an “unexpected action”. At 9am, they were told they had to leave the camp by 10am. Police then told them they were willing to “take them away personally” if necessary. No alternative places to sleep were suggested to them. “We strongly criticise the short-term nature and lack of alternatives,” the forest occupiers said on their Telegram channel.

Additionally, activists criticized residents for continuing to remain in the restricted area while their camp was evacuated amid a heavy police presence. They moved into another camp at Vail Lake Greenhead.

pass blasting The meeting was suspended on Wednesday due to the bomb attack and precautions. According to police, it should be able to continue after the explosion. A spokesperson for the “Stop Tesla” activists confirmed that “we have verbally assured that the meeting will be allowed to resume tomorrow.” But the exact time is unclear. Officials plan to keep the closure until the demolition work is completed on Wednesday.

Tesla production not affected by explosion

The 250-kilogram World War II bomb was found about a week ago in the area of ​​the planned expansion of the Tesla factory. According to the community, the bomb could not be transported and had to be detonated on site. Nico Bauermeister, head of the public order office in the city of Grünheide, told the German news agency DPA that a restriction circle with a radius of one kilometer surrounded the forest camp and part of the factory. Just a few weeks ago, a bomb was detonated in a controlled manner at the site.

“As things stand, we do not believe production will be affected,” a Tesla spokesman said. Only a small part of the factory building is affected by the exclusion zone. This is mainly a logistics area and a waste treatment plant, the spokesman said. “Production buildings are not affected by the exclusion zone.” The last explosion a few weeks ago occurred at the weekend, when production had already come to a standstill.

Buses and trains are also suspended.

Bauermeister said that in the current situation, state roads 23 and 38 are also affected by the exclusion zone, which will be closed from Wednesday morning. The Fangschleuse train station is also closed from 7 a.m. Buses are also not passing the train station. The city government announced that there will be no trains going to the station for about two to three hours. After the demolition is completed, the timetable should return to normal.

Deutsche Presse-Agentur