Off the rails

Soldier tries to board train with part of anti-aircraft munition

Security guards find large rusting bullet in servicewoman’s bag at Tel Aviv’s Savidor station, summon police sappers; soldier reportedly wanted to make an ashtray out of item

By ToI Staff 16 July 2023, 12:49 pm Edit

An anti-aircraft bullet found in the bag of an IDF soldier as she entered Tel Aviv's Savidor station, July 16, 2023. (Israel Police)

An IDF soldier tried to board a train Sunday while carrying part of an anti-aircraft munition in her bag, the Israel Police said in a statement.

The servicewoman was stopped by security guards at Tel Aviv’s Savidor station, Israel’s busiest railway station. The guards found the munition when they X-rayed the soldier’s bag as she was entering the station, then notified the police, Hebrew media reported.

Police said the item was an old anti-aircraft round and that sappers were brought in to examine it.

A photograph showed what appeared to be a large-caliber, rusted bullet.

According to the reports, the soldier had picked up the bullet at the base where she is serving. It apparently did not contain any explosives.