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Bomb Squad Identifies Inert 75mm Artillery Shell Found on Palermo Street

A federal court opened an inquiry into how the projectile was left beside a trash container near community institutions.

Overview

  • A building superintendent's call triggered a major police operation that sealed off the block and halted traffic in Palermo.
  • Bomb technicians examined the object for more than 90 minutes and determined it was a 75 mm artillery projectile with a fuze lacking explosive charge.
  • Authorities are transferring the shell to a secure location for a controlled detonation as part of standard procedures.
  • Juzgado Federal N° 10, headed by Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti, opened a case and requested security camera footage to trace who left the device.
  • Investigators' leading hypothesis is that a local resident abandoned the item, and the find occurred near the Botanical Park and within about 120 meters of a Sephardic Jewish school and temple.