08/10/2022 Bangladesh, Chittagong
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”
Police have recovered an anti-aircraft shell used during World War II from an abandoned part of a residential area in Chattogram. A group of youths discovered the projectile buried in a piece of low-lying land on Monday while clearing the ground near road No. 2 of Mousumi Residential Area to set up a badminton court, according to Mustafizur Rahman, chief of Pahartali Police Station. Informed of the matter, police recovered the shell and handed it over to the bomb disposal unit, he added. It’s an anti-aircraft shell that can either be fired from land or a ship. Such projectiles were used during World War II,” said Inspector Aftab Hossain, chief of the bomb disposal unit. “The long-range shell is 17-inch long. It was produced by arms manufacturer Bofors in 1943.”
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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