The 3rd Engineers' Guastatori Regiment of Udine, specialized in the reclamation of explosive devices, carried out several reclamation interventions yesterday.
The soldiers, alerted by the local Prefecture, removed 2 war surpluses, 1 hand grenade model Thevenot P / 2, dating back to the 1 World War II and found on the Islet of Sant'Andrea, in the municipality of Marano Lagunare, and 1 Bomba da German mortar with ordinary loading.
The bomb technicians then transferred the bombs to a safe area made available by a private citizen, in the municipality of Torviscosa (UD). On that occasion, other 2 German mortar bombs from 10 mm to ordinary loading and 1 body / glass of 75 mm loaded grenade were neutralized with traces of explosives inside, found during the restoration of the banks of the Corno Torrent.
The 3 ° Regiment Genio Guastatori of Udine is a unit of the Weapon of Genius which, under the control of the Northern Interregional Defense Forces Command of Padua, is in charge of reclaiming the territory of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the provinces of Treviso and Venice from the remnants of the two world wars still existing.
