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Ammunition Found in Orhei


CHISINAU, October 10, 2012 — The National Army EOD engineers liquidated today a big amount of ammunition discovered in Orhei district.

According to LTC Mihail Semionov, Chief of EOD Department of the National Army, the explosive devices were discovered by citizen Maria Sîrghi from Susleni village, while processing the land. The EOD group of Codru EOD Battalion went to the very place and, after a thorough research of the territory, identified 26 artillery projectiles of 45 mm caliber.

The same day, the National Army EOD engineers went to Gratiesti commune, Chisinau, where they destroyed an artillery projectile of 57 mm caliber.

All the explosives dating back to the Second World War were transported to a secure place and destroyed.

This year, the National Army EOD Engineers carried out 194 mine disposal missions and liquidated 1939 explosive devices in different parts of the country.


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