Doctors had to operate on the patient with the help of bomb disposal experts. He could yet be charged with possession of ammunition

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Medical staff had to halt the procedure, fearing a possible explosion. The hospital, unfamiliar with such protocols, immediately alerted the authorities, and around 1:40 a.m., police arrived and activated the bomb squad. The team established a security perimeter to neutralize the device so surgery could continue, though no one knew at that stage if the entire operation could blow up at any moment.

  • megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    35·
    17 hours ago

    IT KEEPS HAPPENING!

    Come on people if you find century old ordnance in your back yard, make sure it has a flared base!

    Stick with mortar rounds, not shells for infantry support guns or artillery!

    The described size of the shell is interesting. “Over 3 centimeters” sounds like it could be a 3.7cm shell which were fairly common in WW1 but, none of those were “20 cm long” most being closer to 10 cm, such as the the 37mm mle.1916, the 1 pounder pom pom and the 3.7 cm TAK 1918.

    Later ww2 3.7mm shells were often close to 20cm in length though.