Israeli archaeologists renovating the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City were almost blown away by a surprising discovery — a 100-year-old Ottoman hand grenade hidden in a crevice.
The device, which contained more than 200g of explosives, was discovered as archaeologists were replacing a damaged stone near the Damascus Gate, the Israel Antiquities Authority said in a statement.
“The stone was partially crushed and someone probably chose it as a place to hide the hand grenade,” said Yoram Saad, a senior official at the authority.
The Ottomans, who ruled the Holy Land until 1917, built the massive fortified walls that currently ring the Old City.
“In view of its metallic shape and its strange location, police sappers were summoned to the site, and after examining it they confirmed that this was indeed a grenade dating to the Ottoman period and that it contained 200-300g of explosives,” the statement said.
“The sappers removed the grenade and carried out a controlled detonation,” it said.(AFP)
以色列考古學家整修耶路撒冷舊城牆時,發現令他們大吃一驚的事──城牆縫隙內藏著一枚一百年前鄂圖曼土耳其帝國製造的手榴彈。
以色列古物局發表聲明表示,考古學家在更換大馬士革門附近一塊損壞的石頭時,發現了這枚裝有兩百多公克炸藥的手榴彈。
該單位資深官員約拉姆•薩阿德說:「那塊石頭有部分碎裂,有人因此在裡面藏置手榴彈。」
鄂圖曼土耳其人直到一九一七年都統治著聖地,並建造目前環繞舊城的雄偉城牆。
該聲明表示:「有鑑於此物有金屬外觀,又藏匿在奇怪的地點,於是請警方拆彈小組人員到場處理。檢查後,證實是枚鄂圖曼時期的手榴彈,裡面裝有兩百到三百公克的炸藥。」
聲明表示:「拆彈小組將手榴彈移除後,在管制之下安全引爆。」(法新社╱翻譯:吳岱璟)
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