A BOMB squad was called today after an elderly man presented the Woden police station with two “potentially live” mortar shells from World War II.
One of the shells still had the pin attached while the other one had a missing pin and was potentially “live”.
Police closed off the station’s carpark to store the shells and called the Bomb Response Team.
“If you come across live ammunition, or if you are unsure of its status, we would urge you to contact police,” said Sergeant Steve Hogarth.
“Transporting of live ammunition is dangerous and fortunately in this instance no one was harmed. We will attend your location, assess the situation and call out the appropriate response, as required.”
The shells are believed to be Italian mortars, many of these brought home by “The Rats” of Tobruk.
If you have any old munitions, please contact ACT Policing on 131-444 to have them safely disposed of.
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