Thank God, there was never any harm or explosion, while it is really amazing how an entire Airport and dozens of Municipal and CAA facilities were operating in this minefield, said the mayor
A total of 314 aviation bombs have been identified so far in the area of the old airport in Elliniko by the Land Mine Clearance Battalion (TENX), according to the mayor of Elliniko – Argyroupoli, Yiannis Constantatos.
“Not one, not two, but 314 Air Bombs, were found among many more bombs and ammunition, by the TENX (Land Mine Clearance Battalion), inside the former airport, next to our houses. Until now, why do they continue” says the mayor in his post, while emphasizing that “after all, it’s a miracle that we live in this country”.
As the mayor points out, “the tragedy of the case is that the 314 bombs, which the Germans had stored, were 2 meters directly below the former facilities of the Pontian Sourmen Union, our kindergartens and sports facilities, located inside the former airport, as well as next to Olympic Facilities. In places where thousands of people entered every day”.
He also expressed the question of “how an entire airport and dozens of Municipal and CAA facilities were operating in this minefield”, while he thanked TENX – whose officials he met – for clearing the area.
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