Removed two bombs of 2.000 pounds each from the Army blasters

(To Army Majority State)
03/07/16

The disarming and safe transport operations in the area of ​​the former powder keg of Campo di Trens, in the locality of Stilves, of two bombs of 2.000 pounds each by the bomb technicians of the Army of the 2nd Engineers Regiment of Trento were successfully completed. Here, the bomb squads cut the bombs for the subsequent extraction and burning of the explosive contained.

The situation at about 11.30 am returned to normal. The locals were able to return to their homes and traffic was re-established with the reopening of the A 22 Brennero motorway in the Bressanone Val Pusteria - Vipiteno stretch and of the state road 12 in both directions. Also reactivate both the railway line and the airspace. 

The 2 ° genius guastolini regiment of Trento is a section of the Army made up of trained, qualified personnel, equipped with high-tech equipment which, thanks to the experience acquired in the various operating theaters where it has been used, is able to operate with competence. and professionalism where required by local authorities in favor of the community in cases of public utility and disaster.

In the 2016, so far, the Army has provided for the remediation of explosive artifacts in more than 850 circumstances which add to the over 30.000 interventions made over the last 10 years.