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Hundreds of World War I munitions exposed by melting ice removed from Dolomites

Hundreds of World War I munitions exposed by melting ice removed from Dolomites
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Some 250 World War I-era munitions that emerged from rapidly retreating glaciers in the Italian Dolomites have been removed. Artillery shells, mortar bombs and other ammunition had initially been found in the Trentino-Alto Adige region by hikers, naturalis...

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