Berlin (CNN) -- Bomb disposal experts have successfully disabled a World War II bomb discovered near the main station in the German capital, Berlin, police said Wednesday.

CNN: Experts defuse unexploded WWII bomb in central Berlin

The device was found Tuesday afternoon by a bomb disposal team that was checking out a construction site near the Hauptbahnhof, the central station.

CNN: Experts defuse unexploded WWII bomb in central Berlin