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Ten Shells Believed to Date From Korean War Found at Hongcheon Elementary School Site

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A worker found 10 shells at an elementary school construction site in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, and reported them to police.
  • An Army explosive ordnance disposal team recovered all the shells and assessed that they posed no immediate explosion risk or security concern.
  • The school sent about 20 students home after lunch as a precaution.

Ten shells believed to date from the Korean War were found at an elementary school construction site in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, prompting a military recovery operation.

A worker discovered the shells at about 10:53 a.m. at the site in Hongcheon’s Seo-myeon and reported them to police. Police alerted the military, which sent an explosive ordnance disposal team to the scene.

The military assessed that the shells were high-explosive rounds believed to have been used by South Korean forces during the Korean War. It said they posed no immediate risk of exploding and found no indication of an anti-aircraft security issue.

The disposal team collected all 10 shells at about 12:20 p.m. The school sent around 20 students home after lunch as a precaution against a possible safety accident.

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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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