A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum
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Doctors had to operate on the patient with the help of bomb disposal experts. He could yet be charged with possession of ammunition

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A 24-year-old Frenchman shows up at hospital with a World War I shell lodged in his rectum

Medical staff had to halt the procedure, fearing a possible explosion. The hospital, unfamiliar with such protocols, immediately alerted the authorities, and around 1:40 a.m., police arrived and activated the bomb squad. The team established a security perimeter to neutralize the device so surgery could continue, though no one knew at that stage if the entire operation could blow up at any moment.