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of Rhineland-Palatinate location Becherbach currently works as a crisis area. Police have cordoned off the roads, driving forces patrol. The reason: An old man hoarded in a barn, a huge collection of weapons - there is acute danger of explosion.

Becherbach - dangerous passion for collecting: After the discovery of high explosives in a barn in Rhineland-Palatinate on Saturday had a whole village to be evacuated. The 600 residents of Becherbach should come in the night in shelters or with friends and relatives. For the controlled demolition robots also were in use. The police had found in the barn next kilos of explosives and weapons, machine guns, hand grenades and an old military vehicle. The 62-year-old tenant of the barn is said to have collected the weapons passionate.

experts prepared on Saturday afternoon before the breakup of the 50 to 60 kilograms of explosives on a dirt road, said police spokesman Gerhard Glaser. "It is to our knowledge the largest amount of explosives ever found in Rhineland-Palatinate in one place. "Against the retiree is determined. was with him already last Tuesday an arsenal of weapons was found.

ghostly silence was on Saturday afternoon over the small town . Extinct all streets and houses. Only the explosives experts and police were present. A large contingent of firefighters had to evacuate accompanied. About ten people had to be brought to the medical services hospitals or nursing homes, said spokesman Phil Koehler. "had a person with a heavy-duty rescue vehicles from the site be brought. "

A first part of the dangerous findings went in the evening in the air, But the explosions in Becherbach expected to close on Sunday. That said, the mayor of the municipality Meisenheim, Alfons Schneider (CDU). From the medical services said: "We are ready for a night." On Saturday afternoon, holding about 35 people on care provided in the rooms.

The village was protected from looting. After SWR information is in the explosives to nitroglycerin. The police could not confirm this at first. The explosives should be with the help of robots around 1300 to 1400 meters away from the barn be brought to a dirt road, "said Glaser. There should then pass through the blast. Problem was the transport route. It was a safety radius has been set up by one kilometer. Planned are three explosions.

against the 62-year-old is determined. As early as last Tuesday, officials had discovered in the man's house in the town of Meisenheim including about 50 sharp weapons and bullets 50000-60000. The weapons have been found to be related, according to Glaser already a bunker at the military training area in Baumholder. The pensioners are not in custody. He had suffered in action last Tuesday, according to Glaser faint.

Source: mik / dpa