15 August 2024, 15:30

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A bomb was found on the seabed off the coast of Cyprus!

A bomb was found on the seabed off the coast of Cyprus!

A live shell was discovered on the seabed in the Amui area of ​​Akamas.

A group of divers diving in the area discovered a suspicious object at a depth of four meters, about a hundred meters from the shore.

Paphos maritime and port police officers, as well as explosives engineers, immediately arrived at the scene of the incident. The check showed that the found object was an old military shell about half a meter in size. According to experts, the projectile turned out to be highly oxidized and was in an unusable condition.

At the moment, divers are examining the bottom for the presence of other shells

Source: alphanews.live

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