Explosion in northern Greece caused by WWII shell, two injured


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  • Saturday, 20 Sep 2025

ATHENS, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- An explosion in the town of Tsotyli, northern Greece, which left two men injured on Friday, was caused by a World War II shell, Greek state broadcaster ERT reported.

The blast occurred around 11:30 a.m. local time at a yard for earthmoving machinery, where a 54-year-old man sustained multiple traumatic injuries and a 45-year-old man suffered fractures.

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