Overview
- A 24-year-old man arrived at Rangueil Hospital in Toulouse with severe rectal pain after admitting he had inserted an object.
- Surgeons discovered a First World War artillery shell during extraction, halted the procedure, and alerted police, firefighters, and bomb disposal.
- Parts of the emergency unit were sealed off as specialists assessed the device and then rendered it safe, with no further risk to staff or patients.
- Officials later determined the shell was demilitarized, and Toulouse public prosecutor David Charmatz said the patient will not be prosecuted.
- The patient is recovering in hospital and is expected to be interviewed by police about how he obtained the ordnance.