A military explosive device discovered mid-Sunday by a fisherman in Praia da Raposa has already been detonated by Navy sappers. cm with the fleet. The device was found on a beach near the Pinheiro da Cruz prison in the municipality of Grandola.
The fisherman found ammunition next to the corpse of a dolphin, on the waterline of the beach.
The alert was immediately sent to 112 and a source from the Alentejo Litoral Sub-Regional Civil Defense Command said cm that the National Maritime Administration was called to the scene.
Prior to the explosion, Commander Serrano Augusto of Setúbal Marine Police Captain reported cm after activating a team of Navy sappers, “proceed either to neutralize the explosive device or to extract it.”
“We have set up a security perimeter at Raposa Beach. We expect that by 17.30 the situation will be resolved. We think that it could be a mortar, but without checking the inscriptions on the ammunition, it is impossible to verify whether it belongs to the Navy, ”the military concluded.
Author: Miguel Curado
Source: CM Jornal
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