Now, in a twist to the age-old story that even the writing room of "Grey's Anatomy" couldn't have come up with, a man in France was rushed to the operating room after staffers at the Rangueil Hospital in Toulouse found out he had shoved a 37mm brass-and-copper "collectible shell" that was used by the Imperial German Army during World War 1 up his rectum.
A parcel bomb exploded at an insurance company's office in the central French town of Montluçon on Monday, injuring one person, authorities said. German insurance company Allianz said it "condemns in the strongest possible terms any act of violence or criminal behaviour directed against its employees, operations, or assets" but gave no indication of the motive behind the attack. The item exploded as letters and parcels were being collected from the office mailbox, the regional government said in a statement.
A construction team made a shocking discovery at the Port of Long Beach on Wednesday afternoon when they inadvertently unearthed a World War II-era explosive device, authorities said. The eight-decade-old shell was found at one of the port's six container terminals, according to a port spokesperson. The Long Beach police and fire departments and the U.S. Coast Guard evacuated the terminal and established a safety perimeter, while the L.A. County Sheriff's Department Bomb Squad responded and assessed the situation.
