THE bomb squad raced to an A&E after a patient arrived with an artillery shell stuck up his behind. Army explosives experts were scrambled after medics feared the anti-tank round could be about…
The unnamed patient told doctors he “slipped and fell” on the 17cm by 6cm armour-piercing projectile taken from his private arsenal of military collectables.
It was later identified as being a World War Two 57mm shell that were typically fired from six-pounder anti-tank guns.
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