Army bomb squads intervened in Piazza Armerina, in the province of Enna, with EOD (Explosive ordnance disposal) teams to defuse a military device found in the central via Edmondo Conti.
The 47/32 mm artillery shell of Italian manufacture from the Second World War, found complete and in poor condition by the locals, was removed by the bomb squads of the 4th genius regiment of the "Aosta" brigade and made to shine in a suitable place in the district of Santa Caterina, in the Piazzese area.
Since the beginning of this year, the sappers of the 4th regiment, an operative unit of the genius, employed by the mechanized “Aosta” brigade of Messina, have carried out 42 reclamation interventions throughout the territory of the Sicilian Region, destroying 155 war devices.
In Italy, the personnel of the Italian Army is authorized to intervene on any war remnants and for this task it is necessary to have specific training and training in order to operate in safety given the numerous variety and danger of the bombs, which are often found in a very bad state of conservation.
