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Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions

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The Guardian – World
“Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions”

Italian army removes and defuses 250 explosives encased in ice for more than 100 years after hikers’ sightings A significant cache of unexploded bombs from the first world war emerged this summer from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Dolomites, the Italian army has said. The devices, which included Italian artillery shells and French mortar bombs, were removed and defused by the army’s Julia Alpine brigade, according to a statement. Continue reading...

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