A British man rushes to the hospital to pull out a shell that was stuck in a sensitive area of his body
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A British hospital experienced a warlike atmosphere this week after a person came to the emergency department to pull out a World War II shell that got stuck in his anus, raising the medical body's fears of the danger of it exploding.
As a precaution, police and sappers on Wednesday went to the Royal Gloucestershire Hospital in western England.
However, the doctors had succeeded in removing the explosive device from the man's body even before the arrival of the security forces.
The police said in a statement, "The body was withdrawn before the police arrived, and the Explosives Removal Authority was contacted. They went to the place and confirmed that the body was not intended for detonation, and therefore there was no danger to the public."
The newspaper "The Sun", which first revealed this strange incident, quoted a source in the British Ministry of Defense as saying that the armor-piercing shell that entered the man's body was a large serrated piece of lead 17 centimeters long and 6 centimeters wide.
The newspaper pointed out that the person, whose identity was not revealed, told the doctors that he "slithered and fell" on the artillery shell.
The incident happened while this civilian was cleaning his collection of military equipment.
The British army and the hospital confirmed sending explosives experts to the scene.
"As in any munitions-related incident, necessary protocols were followed to ensure that patients, staff and visitors were not put at risk at any moment," a hospital spokesperson said.
And "The Sun" indicated that the concerned man was discharged from the hospital to follow up on a recovery period.
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