Rusted can of Zyklon B poison gas found in Germany

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AP Berlin
Last Updated : Feb 25 2015 | 9:25 PM IST
Workers clearing a small garden in northern Germany got a shock when they unearthed a rusted can labeled "Zyklon B" the deadly poison gas used by the Nazis in the death chambers of Auschwitz and other camps.
Oliver Pohl, a spokesman for police in Kiel, said today the 150ml-200ml (5oz-7oz) can was unearthed during work yesterday in the nearby town of Preetz.
Emergency crews determined the can was empty, but still sealed and removed it as a precaution.
Pohl says even though Zyklon B achieved its notoriety through its use in the Holocaust, it was developed in the 1920s as a pesticide. It is known to have been used long ago as a pesticide in the Preetz garden and the can likely pre-dates the Nazi era.
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First Published: Feb 25 2015 | 9:25 PM IST

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