Mallorca: Civil War mortar shell found in Sóller home
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On Mallorca, a 55 mm Civil War mortar shell with an intact explosive charge turns up inside a private home in Sóller. A caller alerts Spain’s Civil Guard on Wednesday, and bomb disposal specialists from Palma come to deal with it.
The shell has no fuse or propellant charge, but its explosive charge remains intact. After checking it, officers take it to a designated site, place it in a hole in the ground and detonate it under safety procedures.
The Civil Guard warns anyone who finds a shell or other explosive device not to touch or move it, but to call 062 immediately. Damage can make such objects look harmless, it says, yet most still contain an intact explosive charge.
Topics: Police · Sóller · Palma
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com