Hospital evacuated after 8-inch WWI artillery shell discovered in patient’s butt

In 2022, the Hospital Sainte Musse in Toulon was partially evacuated after an 88-year-old arrived with a World War I ...

Frenchman hospitalized after inserting WWI munition up his rear

The shell, unexploded at the time of removal, resulted in the evacuation of the hospital, with an EOD squad called to clear ...
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WHAT AN 8-INCH SHELL DID.; Pierced a Five-Inch Plate and a Protective Deck at 1,500 Yards.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...