Hanover, Dhu-AlQa'dah 11, 1437, Aug 14, 2016, SPA -- German officials closed traffic on the autobahn and evacuated 7,500 people in Hanover on Sunday to clear several sites of unexploded bombs from World War II, dpa reported. Weapons disposal specialists had discovered multiple unexploded shells at three search sites by Sunday afternoon. Previous road resurfacing work along the A2 autobahn had led officials to mark the sites for further examination. The specialists found a British aircraft bomb that was deemed harmless as well as a US aerial mine with three fuses that officials then detonated, Hanover Fire Department spokesman Hartmut Meyer said. The officials also discovered incendiary bombs, designed to start fires, that they transported to another location to be disarmed. The autobahn closure brought traffic to standstill in both directions for approximately four kilometres in one direction and three kilometres in the other, a highway spokeswoman said. Unexploded bombs dating back to the aerial bombardments of World War II are regularly uncovered in German cities during construction and maintenance work. --SPA 19:53 LOCAL TIME 16:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w