Two grenades found buried in Vienna
The Local Austria - [email protected]
Published: 20 Aug, 2016 CET.
Updated: Sat 20 Aug 2016 18:25 CET
Workers digging foundations at Heldenplatz in Vienna for temporary accommodation for Parliament found two live WW2 grenades on Tuesday, according to Police.
The grenades are believed to be Russian, and date from the second world war. They were discovered in the course of excavations as part of a building project near Parliament.
The two munitions were examined by a bomb disposal team, who rendered them safe and transported them to another location for destruction.
Police spokesman Christoph Pölzl said that one can never rule out entirely the possibility that even weapons dating from more than 70 years ago are still dangerous.
Excavations in Austria and Germany regularly turn up with potentially dangerous munitions.
Comments
See Also
The grenades are believed to be Russian, and date from the second world war. They were discovered in the course of excavations as part of a building project near Parliament.
The two munitions were examined by a bomb disposal team, who rendered them safe and transported them to another location for destruction.
Police spokesman Christoph Pölzl said that one can never rule out entirely the possibility that even weapons dating from more than 70 years ago are still dangerous.
Excavations in Austria and Germany regularly turn up with potentially dangerous munitions.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.