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WWI weapon explodes and kills two in Belgium | |
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A First World War armament has exploded at an industrial site in the former Flanders battlegrounds, killing two construction workers and injuring two more. | A First World War armament has exploded at an industrial site in the former Flanders battlegrounds, killing two construction workers and injuring two more. |
The shell or grenade was set off when workman at the building site in Ypres disturbed it, the BBC has reported. | The shell or grenade was set off when workman at the building site in Ypres disturbed it, the BBC has reported. |
Local officials have said one of the injured workers remains in a critical condition. | Local officials have said one of the injured workers remains in a critical condition. |
The site has been sealed off as explosive experts examined the area. | The site has been sealed off as explosive experts examined the area. |
In a nearby city, the army was completing the destruction of over 800 gas canisters. | In a nearby city, the army was completing the destruction of over 800 gas canisters. |
Every year the battlefields in western Belgium throw up hundreds of armaments from the Great War, but most are destroyed without incident by a special Belgian army bomb squad. | Every year the battlefields in western Belgium throw up hundreds of armaments from the Great War, but most are destroyed without incident by a special Belgian army bomb squad. |
Ypres was shelled by German forces throughout WWI, and it is thought that thousands of explosives buried in the area have still not been discovered. | Ypres was shelled by German forces throughout WWI, and it is thought that thousands of explosives buried in the area have still not been discovered. |
The Flanders battlefields cover dozens of cities where allies clashed with German forces for most of the war. | The Flanders battlefields cover dozens of cities where allies clashed with German forces for most of the war. |
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