Father Finds World War I Projectile Loaded with Explosives in Parish House

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The police confirmed that it was a World War I projectile with a broken front and quite rusty. It was inert, but loaded with explosives. As a precaution, a security perimeter was established.

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The finding forced the tram to be cut off and a hundred children evacuated from an adjoining leisure centre in the French town of La Courneuve.

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A priest found a World War I projectile while cleaning the parish house in La Courneuve, near Paris, causing the temporary closure of an electric line and the removal of 100 children from a recreational centre.

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The priest found the artifact inside a cupboard, which was removed without incident.