According to the Austrian Die Presse News Agency, as well as portal Euronews.com, American citizen tried to smuggle into the building Vienna Airport live ammunition during the Second World War.
According to the tourists from the United States, old war shell she found by chance, while walking in the foothills of the Austrian Alps. Furthermore, she is “not even supposed, this dirty rusty object not only has some value as a historical artifact, but also can be a real danger”.
Vienna International Airport
“Upon returning home, I planned to do this piece of iron bowl in vintage style. At all, it seemed to me, I found an old metal vase…”
surprisingly, but on his return after walking quite freely, this tourist went into his hotel with fairly large (40 cm) an artillery shell in the package, own it has washed off the ground and dirt in your room and even tried to scrape the rust…
He had to see the faces of the Austrian police, when they saw such an object on the scanner screen in the luggage of an American, carefree and with a happy smile passed a metal detector. In Vienna's Schwechat airport alarm it was immediately; airport building was cordoned off and blocked, and to a special team of sappers was sent urgently.
Inside the Vienna airport - exit to the trains
Official authorities and power structures of Austria has not yet commented, Is explosive projectile inside the detected real danger.
After a brief trial of US citizen was not charged with any criminal charges. It was only fined a few thousand euros for trying to bring on board the aircraft of explosives and could now have to fly safely to his home.
Here is how the echo of long-past war ...