Number of unexploded ordnance items found in 2021 up by 20%

Ljubljana, 31 January - The Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief performed 654 interventions related to unexploded ordnance items in Slovenia last year, which means almost two per day and 30% more than last year. A total of 4,271 unexploded ordnance items were found in 2021, up by 20% on the previous year.

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A bomb disposal team deactivates an unexploded WWII bomb
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
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Maribor
A bomb disposal team deactivates an unexploded WWII bomb
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
File photo

Maribor
A bomb disposal team deactivates an unexploded WWII bomb
Photo: Jure Makovec/STA
File photo

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