In Bavaria, a man finds an anti-tank mine that was probably washed away by a flood

In Bavaria, a man finds an anti-tank mine that was probably washed away by a flood

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In Germany, a man found an anti-tank mine, probably displaced by a flood; sappers safely removed it.

In the city of Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, a 20-year-old man, walking with his dog, found an anti-tank mine, which was probably washed away by flood water. This was reported by Bild and UNN.

A 20-year-old man was walking his dog in Lichtenfels, Upper Franconia, over the weekend when he came across a metal object in the ground. Apparently, the mine had been washed away by the flood

- the publication says.

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Older anti-tank mines are considered particularly dangerous because - unlike modern models - they cannot distinguish between heavy military equipment and much lighter vehicles, Bild writes.

A Nuremberg bomb squad has recovered a World War II-era mine, police said on Sunday. According to a police spokesman, the evacuation of neighboring houses was not necessary. The affected street was temporarily closed.

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