Based on press experiences, the explosives have been sufficient to demolish two skyscrapers.
Some 240 anti-tank mines ended up within the warehouse of furnishings chain IKEA resulting from mishandling by the Polish military over the summer season, experiences revealed yesterday.
4 members of the military answerable for the incident face multi-year jail phrases, Polish information company PAP reported, citing the prosecutor's workplace.
The corporate worker couldn't consider his eyes!
IKEA's Polish subsidiary confirmed to the company that an worker couldn’t consider his eyes when he discovered crates of the army {hardware} within the warehouse in July 2024. The mines have been picked up by army police the identical day, the company famous.
Though the case unfolded some six months in the past, Poles have been knowledgeable about it on Thursday, by publications on the nation's information web sites. On the identical day, Protection Minister Vladislav Kosiniak-Kamis introduced that the top of the Military Assist Command was relieved of his duties and yesterday Friday he proposed the individual to exchange him.
The minister's companies didn’t clarify the rationale for the executive change.
Anti-tank mines have been reportedly to be unloaded from a prepare within the metropolis of Szczecin, together with massive portions of different Polish army gear. However apparently, the army who did the unloading forgot some objects resulting from carelessness.
The anti-tank mines have been discovered within the IKEA department warehouse weeks later after touring throughout the nation by prepare. Based on press experiences, the explosives have been sufficient to demolish two skyscrapers.
From APE-MPE