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World War II munitions discoveries in Romania

Overview

Multiple incidents involving the discovery of unexploded World War II ammunition have been reported across several Romanian counties.

In mid-October, authorities recovered a 100 mm cumulative projectile with a ruptured fuse in Argeș County and a 122 mm projectile in Bihor County.

By late October, further discoveries were reported in Cluj County, where specialists recovered five 105 mm projectiles in Ploscoș commune and two additional projectiles of 100 mm and 75 mm in Săndulești commune. In Harghita County, excavation work led to the discovery of nine 45 mm armor-piercing projectiles and an 82 mm mortar bomb in Sărmaş commune.

On October 28, land clearing operations for the future Botoșani ring road in Orășeni Vale, Curtești commune, led to the discovery of a 60 mm mortar bomb and an artillery fuse. The items were found by an individual performing site preparation work. The ISU Botoșani pyrotechnic team transported the munitions to the Copălău military range for destruction.

In all cases, pyrotechnic teams removed the items for safe destruction. Emergency services continue to advise the public not to touch or move suspicious metallic objects and to report findings immediately.

Entities

ISU Harghita · ISU Argeș · Copălău · Leș · ISU Botoșani

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Unexploded ordnance discovered in Botoșani, Romania

    A 60 mm mortar bomb and an artillery fuse were found during construction work for the Botoșani ring road in Romania.

  2. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    World War II munitions discovered in Romania and Cluj

    Authorities in Cluj and Harghita, Romania, have recovered several World War II era projectiles and bombs discovered during local works and in various communes.

  3. [CRIME] 4 sources
    World War II ammunition discovered in Argeș and Bihor, Romania

    Unexploded World War II ammunition, including 100 mm and 122 mm projectiles, was discovered and recovered by emergency services in the Argeș and Bihor regions of Romania.

Sources

agerpres.ro · botosani24.ro · essenmitherz.ch · romania24.ro · stiripesurse.ro

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