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Shock after doctors discover World War I bomb stuck in patient's butt

Shock after doctors discover World War I bomb stuck in patient's butt

A hospital in Toulouse, France, was temporarily evacuated after doctors discovered an unexploded World War I artillery shell inside a patient during emergency treatment.

According to The Sun, the incident unfolded late on Saturday night when a 24-year-old man arrived at Rangueil University Hospital complaining of abdominal pain. Routine medical examinations and imaging soon revealed that the object lodged inside his body was a historic military shell believed to date back to 1918.

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