A cortijo owner in La herradura came across an unexploded shell from the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) on his land.
Nasty Surprise!
by Hugh MacArthur •
Tag Archive for bomb disposal
Grenade in A Cave
by Martin Myall •
The Guardia Civil, bomb disposal squad were called in to destroy a Spanish-Civil-War era hand grenade that had been discovered in a cave in Vélez de Benaudalla.
Suspicious Object in Gasolinera
by Hugh MacArthur •
The gasolinera in La Herradura was cordoned off yesterday afternoon when a suspcious object was found on the premises around 15.45h.
Explosive Find
by Martin Myall •
A man who had recently purchased a second home was surprised to find a strange object that suspiciously looked like dynamite in one of the rooms. This took place in Cidones (Soria) on the 11th of January. He informed the Guardia Civil, who immediately sent round a bomb-disposal team from Burgos (Grupo Especial de Desactivación…
Things not to Send in the Post
by Hugh MacArthur •
Police bomb-disposal experts in Granada had to deal with a WW2 grenade that somebody had sent in the post.
Artillery Shell on Carchuna Beach
by Hugh MacArthur •
Bomb disposal experts have destroyed an explosive artefact that was found on Carchuna beach around around the middle of last month.
Sierra Nevada Grenada
by Hugh MacArthur •
A mountain climber on the Sierra Nevada came across a handgrenade, which is not something that you expect to find up there, is it?
Dangerous Brick
by Editor •
In the old days, los cortijeros would build their homes with anything to hand – even with unexploded, civil-war shells, it would seem.