Belgrade - Two artillery shells dating back to World War II were destroyed on Friday in the Serbian city of Kragujevac, after being removed from the quarry in which they were located. The shells were uncovered on Thursday during the reconstruction of a city street in Kragujevac, located some 120 kilometres south of the capital Belgrade.
The explosives were transported with the joint efforts of the city police, ambulance and fire department, and destroyed by an expert team of the Serbian Defence Ministry.
City officials stated that over 1,000 explosive devices have been located in the vicinity of Kragujevac since 2006.
