More than fifty munitions found during gas pipeline construction in Vitebsk region

November 1, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. More than fifty munitions were discovered during the laying of a gas pipeline in the Vitebsk region, the military unit 5524 of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus told a BELTA correspondent. In the village of Lyuban, during excavation work on the street, builders found several munitions. In total, 12 artillery shells of 45 mm caliber and 56 shells of 37 mm caliber were found at a depth of one and a half meters in the dangerous area. Under almost similar circumstances, 6 mortar mines were found in Senno near a residential building on Pyatkovicha Street. The shells, discovered during the construction of the water pipeline, were also at a significant depth and had not posed a threat until that moment. All munitions were destroyed by the demining group of military unit 5524.-0-