Melting glaciers in Dolomites reveal cache of first world war munitions

Italian army removes and defuses 250 explosives encased in ice for more than 100 years after hikers’ sightings A significant cache of unexploded bombs from the first world war emerged this summer from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Dolomites, the Italian army has said.

Also readRare call with Putin on Ukraine was ‘substantive’ but ‘significant differences’ remain, say Finnish and Norwegian leaders – Europe live

The devices, which included Italian artillery shells and French mortar bombs, were removed and defused by the army’s Julia Alpine brigade, according to a statement. Continue reading...