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ERW found on TAV sites in Vicenza

Type of event:
EOD - Explosive Ordnance Disposal, ERW - Explosive Remnant of War

Victims

Wounded

Date

March 21, 2025

What happened

According to sources from ANSA, an explosive device dating back to the Second World War (Explosive Remnant of War – ERW) has been discovered on the construction site of the high-speed railway (Italian: TAV) in Montebello Vicentino, Vicenza province, Italy. This incident marks the fourth ERW discovered in the area within less than three years. The deactivation of the device is to be the subject of an operational summit to be held in the coming days at the Prefecture of Vicenza. At present, no further details have been disclosed.

Where it happened

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