INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Construction work was halted and a 100-metre (yards) safety perimeter
(Representational)Brussels: Bomb disposal experts have defused a Second World War shell found during building
work at Brussels' international airport, officials said on Saturday.The shell was discovered during excavation work on part of the apron
located "at a safe distance" from the terminal buildings, the airport said in a statement, meaning there was no danger to passengers and no
disruption to flights.Construction work was halted and a 100-metre (yards) safety perimeter put in place when the shell was found, the
airport said.Belgium's military bomb disposal squad, known by the acronym DOVO, was called in to neutralise the device overnight."DOVO was
able to dismantle the shell without having to detonate it
Brussels Airport wishes to thank DOVO and all services and partners involved for the good collaboration," it said.Millions of shells and
other munitions fell in Belgium during the First and Second World Wars and DOVO is regularly called out to deal with unexploded
ordnance.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by TheIndianSubcontinent staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
