SECURITYAug 4 · 04:22 UTCBBC WORLD

France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village

Wildfires in France's Le Porge village revealed hundreds of World War II-era shells, with explosions during the fires believed to have been caused by the old munitions.

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