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World War-II era unexploded bomb, ammunition discovered in Manipur

By ANI | Updated: July 17, 2020 09:15 IST

An unexploded bomb, a stash of ammunition, including live cartridges, believed to be of the World War-II era were discovered by a person while levelling a plot of land here on Thursday.

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An unexploded bomb, a stash of ammunition, including live cartridges, believed to be of the World War-II era were discovered by a person while levelling a plot of land here on Thursday.

"We received a report about the stash of ammunition including live cartridges discovered by a person while levelling plot of land in Moreh. The items are believed to be of World War-II era. It was safely removed from the residential area," said Moreh ASP (Law and Order), Sangboi Gangte.

27 pieces of unexploded WW-II era bombs, 43 empty cases of bombs and 15 empty boxes were discovered while an excavator levelled a plot of land for house construction at Lhangnom Veng, Moreh.

( With inputs from ANI )

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