Second World War shell found in Mežotne parish to be destroyed at a training range
A rocket shell found on Monday in Mežotne parish, Bauska municipality, is most likely Second World War ordnance. It will be taken to a range for destruction, and no residents needed to be evacuated.
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A rocket shell found on Monday, 9 November, in Mežotne parish in Latvia's Bauska municipality will be taken to a training range and destroyed there. The news agency LETA learned this from the National Armed Forces (NBS), Latvia's military, which deals with explosive objects of this kind.
According to the NBS, the object is most likely a Second World War 280-millimetre rocket shell. The find shows that wartime munitions are still being uncovered in Latvian soil, including at construction sites.
No evacuation of local residents was necessary.
Where it was found
As reported earlier, the shell turned up at a construction site on Zemgaļu Street in Mežotne parish. The site is located where a former primary school once stood.
The source does not say exactly when the shell will be moved to the range or which range will be used. It also gives no further details on how the object will be transported.
