Dozens of misplaced Polish anti-tank mines recovered near IKEA warehouse

Poland charges four soldiers and fires general after anti-tank mines end up at IKEA warehouse

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Dozens of misplaced anti-tank mines end up in IKEA

Part of a cargo with mines was lost by the Polish ministry of defence (Picture: Getty) Imagine strolling into IKEA for a new bedframe and walking out with an anti-tank mine. Well, this is what almost happened in Poland after a cargo of mines was misplaced and ended up in the warehouse of the budget furniture retailer. They were being transported by rail from the eastern town of Hajnowka, near the border with Belarus, to an ammunition depot in th…

Dismissal of Polish General Artur Kępczynski after the loss of 200 anti-tank mines that were transported uncontrolled through Poland and ended up in an Ikea warehouse.

240 anti-tank mines were forgotten and later had to be retrieved from an Ikea warehouse. Now a Polish major has been fired, and four soldiers responsible for the shipment risk up to five years in prison, reports the Daily Mail.

Dozens of misplaced Polish anti-tank mines recovered near IKEA warehouse

Four Polish soldiers face charges of neglect of duty, prosecutors said on Friday, after the army lost track of 240 anti-tank mines in July, which were later found in a train wagon near a warehouse belonging to Swedish furniture retailer IKEA.

Poland's defense minister has dismissed a high-ranking general who was allegedly responsible for the loss of hundreds of anti-tank mines that were eventually found near an IKEA warehouse,...