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Monday, October 17, 2011

14 unexploded missiles stolen from Bulgaria’s Chelopechene ammo dump


Fourteen 85mm shells have been stolen from the Chelopechene ammunition dump near Sofia.

Chelopechene made headlines in 2008 when a series of explosions rocked the ammo dump, an incident that led to a protracted and costly exercise to dispose of the dangerously unstable ammunition stored there.

The Defence Ministry warned that the shells that had been stolen were unstable and attempts to transport or tamper with it would be extremely risky.

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