A British mortar shell from Israel’s War of Independence period was discovered on Saturday near Maale Hahamisha, a kibbutz not far from Jerusalem, the Israel Police said.
The 81mm. shell was found by a father and son who were walking in a tree-covered area.
Police sappers were summoned and found that the shell held 500 grams of explosives. They then carried out a controlled explosion after closing off the area.
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