Construction workers uncover unexploded WWI mortar shell

Construction workers in the central city of Yehud uncover an unexploded mortar shell dating back to World War I, police say.

An old unexploded mortar shell that was found at a construction site in Yehud on August 11, 2016 (photo credit: Israel Police)
An old unexploded mortar shell that was found at a construction site in Yehud on August 11, 2016. (Israel Police)

A bomb disposal unit is dispatched to the building site on Ashkenazi Street in the city to remove the shell.

Police seal off the surrounding area as a precaution until the ordnance is safely removed. The closed-off streets are then reopened.

— Judah Ari Gross

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