Having a blast

31st July 2010

An unexploded bomb was found near Kostrzyn as police prepared a fire ditch for this year’s Przystanek Woodstock festival.

As well as the 30-kilo device, a number of old shells and grenades were also found, all of which can be traced back to WWII.

“The unexploded bombs are not dangerous for the festival-goers,” said Lieutenant Joanna Nowakowska of the Armoured Cavalry, in an attempt to put the revellers at ease.

“The discovery itself is not surprising because Kostrzyn was one of WWII’s battlefields,” added Sergeant Tomasz Andrzejak. “What’s surprising is young people’s reaction to the bombs - they did not try to touch the shells or move them somewhere else.” ...