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Three Wounded by the Explosion of a World War II Howitzer in Belgium

Summary by El Periódico
The explosion on Wednesday next to the Plopsaland Ardennes amusement park, in the Walloon town of Stavelot (southern Belgium), which caused three minor injuries, was caused by a white phosphorus shell from World War II, according to local Belgian media.The artifact, found on the banks of the Amblève river, next to the Coo waterfall, had been inactive for at least 80 years.Keep reading....

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(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = Unexploded ordnance left abandoned since World War II is exploding one after another due to wildfires in western Germany, the daily Frankfurter Al...

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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The explosion on Wednesday at the Coo waterfalls was likely caused by a World War II bomb that moved naturally and became damaged. The Defense press service reported this to news agency ‘Belga’.

·Kobbegem, Belgium
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The explosion on Wednesday next to the Plopsaland Ardennes amusement park, in the Walloon town of Stavelot (southern Belgium), which left three minor injuries, was...

·Madrid, Spain
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The explosion on Wednesday next to the Plopsaland Ardennes amusement park, in the Walloon town of Stavelot (southern Belgium), which caused three minor injuries, was caused by a white phosphorus shell from World War II, according to local Belgian media.The artifact, found on the banks of the Amblève river, next to the Coo waterfall, had been inactive for at least 80 years.Keep reading....

·Barcelona, Spain
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A white phosphorous shell from World War II exploded on the banks of the Amblève River, near the Plopsaland Ardennes amusement park in Stavelot (southern Belgium), leaving three people with minor injuries. The device, which remained inactive for at least 80 years, would have reacted chemically by being exposed to oxygen after the deterioration of its casing, as explained by the Belgian Defense demining authorities. The incident caused tympanic i…

The low water level of the Mura River in Vratja vas revealed an unexploded ordnance, most likely a remnant of World War II. A local resident noticed the dangerous find while walking along the riverbed and immediately notified the competent authorities. Police officers from the Gornja Radgona Police Station arrived at the scene, secured the area and prevented unauthorized persons from accessing it. Due to the potential danger, experts from the Na…

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Lokalec.si broke the news on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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