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American tourist takes unexploded WWII munition to Vienna Airport
dw.com ^ | 07/11/18

Posted on 07/11/2018 10:39:51 AM PDT by Simon Green

A 24-year-old American tourist caused panic at Vienna Airport when she put an unexploded World War II artillery shell in front of Austrian customs officials and asked whether the "souvenir" could be taken onboard her flight home.

Officials quickly called the bomb disposal unit to remove and dispose of the 7.5 cm (3 inch) caliber dud tank artillery shell. The incident shut down the arrival and luggage hall for 15 minutes.

Police said at no time were passengers under threat.

The 24-year-old was reported to prosecutors for negligent endangerment and fined €4,000 ($4,694).

The woman had found the World War II relic while hiking.

According to the Krone newspaper, the woman reportedly cleaned the artillery shell in her hotel room so as not to get her clothes dirty when she packed it up to take to the airport.


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: austria; aviation; banglist; ww2
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1 posted on 07/11/2018 10:39:51 AM PDT by Simon Green
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2 posted on 07/11/2018 10:41:54 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
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To: Simon Green

How come I never find cool stuff like that!


3 posted on 07/11/2018 10:42:55 AM PDT by D Rider
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

I can’t wait to see what she really looks like.


4 posted on 07/11/2018 10:43:41 AM PDT by stationkeeper
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To: Simon Green

I’m betting she is BLOND..................


5 posted on 07/11/2018 10:44:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (July 2018 - the month the world discovered the TRUTH......Q Anon)
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To: KC_Lion

Ping.


6 posted on 07/11/2018 10:44:16 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Simon Green

PAK 40 HE?


7 posted on 07/11/2018 10:44:23 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Simon Green

Do you know what kind of a bomb it was?


8 posted on 07/11/2018 10:45:03 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Unexploded dud?

As opposed to an exploding dud?


9 posted on 07/11/2018 10:45:29 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

Hilarious. I was once 24 and even I don’t think I was a dumb as that.


10 posted on 07/11/2018 10:46:24 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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To: D Rider

Same here.


11 posted on 07/11/2018 10:47:01 AM PDT by wally_bert (Just call me Angelo or babe.)
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To: Simon Green
The 24-year-old was reported to prosecutors for negligent endangerment and fined €4,000 ($4,694).

She's was dumb. That fine seems a bit high for something clearly not intended to be malicious. Especially since I hardly think she needs to be made an example of to warn other people who stumble across unexploded tank shells in the woods and want to bring them home. Proprietorial discretion is called for in my opinion.

12 posted on 07/11/2018 10:48:28 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

13 posted on 07/11/2018 10:49:02 AM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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The world is insane. An American follows rules and asks if she may take this WWII artifact home? Airport partially shuts down. Woman basically arrested. Told that to get out of jail it costs her $5,000! The poor girl cleaned the old relic, too, before bringing it to airport. Very Austrian of her.

The shell didn’t go off. Officials said, “At no time anyone in airport was in danger.”

Thus, insanity. What was the rule following American guilty of besides not knowing anything about munitions?


14 posted on 07/11/2018 10:49:22 AM PDT by The Westerner (Protect the most vulnerable: get the government out of medicine and education.)
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To: Snickering Hound
PAK 40 HE?

Maybe. The Soviets had 76mm artillery as well.

15 posted on 07/11/2018 10:49:30 AM PDT by Simon Green ("Arm your daughter, sir, and pay no attention to petty bureaucrats.")
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Proprietorial discretion is called for in my opinion.

Should read "prosecutorial discretion".

16 posted on 07/11/2018 10:49:31 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Russians couldnt have done a better job destroying sacred American institutions than Democrats have)
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To: dfwgator
Do you know what kind of a bomb it was?

Either a German or Soviet artillery shell, by the looks of it.

17 posted on 07/11/2018 10:51:14 AM PDT by Simon Green ("Arm your daughter, sir, and pay no attention to petty bureaucrats.")
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To: Simon Green
p78
18 posted on 07/11/2018 10:51:21 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Simon Green

It’s obvious her intent wasn’t malicious. What retards.


19 posted on 07/11/2018 10:51:34 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper
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To: miss marmelstein
When my dad was stationed in Hawaii (Oahu) in the late 50's we lived on a canal and used to use some " objects" to climb down nearer the water. Somebody's mom came looking for us one day and freaked out because they were shells from back in 1941. Neighborhood evac'd while the ordnance was removed. 💣👀☠👹
20 posted on 07/11/2018 10:53:28 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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