01/07/2023 Corea del Sud, Seoul
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law and/or enforcement agency for assistance”.
By DAVID CHOI
Unexploded ordnance believed to date to the Korean War was recovered Tuesday by the South Korean military in Seoul about 1 ¼ miles from the U.S. Army’s Yongsan Garrison. A railway worker clearing soil for a zoning project discovered the ordnance at a construction site behind Yongsan Station around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a Yongsan Fire Station official told Stars and Stripes by phone Thursday. The worker spotted smoke billowing from the ground and the fire department was called to investigate, according to the fire station official. Firefighters doused the object with water and requested assistance from South Korean army explosive ordnance disposal technicians around 4 p.m. the same day. The technicians did not detonate the ordnance at the scene but collected it for further investigation, a South Korean army headquarters spokesman said by phone Thursday. A preliminary investigation indicates the ordnance dates to the 1950-53 Korean War, the army spokesman said. Additional information, such as whether it was a hand grenade or artillery shell, was not immediately available due to the rust and corrosion on the object, he added. No injuries were reported, according to officials from the fire department and South Korean army. South Korean officials regularly speak to the media on the customary condition of anonymity.
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
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