Children playing in a stream in Gunwi County, Daegu, found a former Soviet 76 mm high-explosive shell that authorities collected.
According to police on May 6, a report came in that a bomb-shaped object had been found at about 2:35 p.m. on the 5th, about 50 meters downstream of Masa Bridge on Sachang Stream in Gogok-ri, Hyoryeong-myeon, Gunwi County, Daegu.
According to the military explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) unit that responded to the scene, it was identified as a former Soviet 76 mm shell used during the Korean War. The 76 mm shell is a type of field gun used by the former Soviet military in wartime and was a main towed gun of North Korean forces.
A police official said that after securing the scene, the explosive was retrieved at about 4:20 p.m., and safety measures were completed. The recovered high-explosive shell will be investigated and disposed of by the military.
Parts of North Gyeongsang, including the Gunwi County area, were key points of the Nakdong River defensive line during the Korean War, and shells have been found there even recently. Earlier, on Mar. 3, a 4.2-inch white phosphorus smoke shell used during the Korean War was found at a construction site in Changwon.