World War II bombs removed from AS Roma training ground

“A big thank you to the Italian army and their bomb squad, after they safely and successfully removed a number of devices dating back to the Second World War from the club’s training centre at Trigoria,” club said on Twitter.

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29 November, 2020, 01:10 pm

Last modified: 29 November, 2020, 01:12 pm

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The Italian army was called to AS Roma's training ground after several unexploded Second World War bombs were discovered, the Series A club said on Saturday.

"A big thank you to the Italian army and their bomb squad, after they safely and successfully removed a number of devices dating back to the Second World War from the club's training centre at Trigoria," club said on Twitter.

Well, this doesn't happen every day... ?

A big thank you to the Italian army and their bomb squad, after they safely and successfully removed a number of devices dating back to the Second World War from the club's training centre at Trigoria this week! ? #ASRoma pic.twitter.com/8HDiURbxTe— AS Roma English (@ASRomaEN) November 28, 2020

It also showed a picture of soldiers removing the bombs which appeared to be around one foot long.

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The Il Messaggero newspaper said that there were around 20 bombs which were uncovered during work to build new pitches.

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