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COSTA DE ALMERÍA YOUR PAPER, YOUR VOICE, YOUR OPINION CREDIT: Guardia Civil
ISSUE NO. 1730
Newspaper in Spain 2017 & 2018
BLAST OFF: Police destroyed explosives from the mine (inset).
It’s dynamite by Joe Gerrard GUARDIA CIVIL officers had to call in their bomb experts for a controlled blast after finding 63 kilos of explosives in an abandoned mineshaft in Laujar de Andrax area. Police were called out to the mine, in the La Tolva area of the Sierra de Gador, after a local found the dynamite about 300 metres inside the shaft. The ‘Goma-2’ explosives, which were found along with 288 detonators, were Spanish made and designed for industrial use. Officers said the shaft was difficult to enter
due to it being flooded and its entrance closed off. The Guardia Civil were able to access it through a small opening in the side of the mountain that the mine was dug into. Officers found the explosives inside. Their initial tests showed it was around 30 years old and in very poor condition. The area was cordoned off while police prepared to destroy the find in a contained blast. The dynamite was detonated inside the mineshaft, leaving the structure completely sealed they said. The Guardia Civil has issued a statement since the blast containing guidelines for the
public in the event of them making similar discoveries. Police said people should take care not to touch or tamper with explosive material and they should stop others from doing so. Caution has been advised especially if the explosives appear aged, weathered or rusty. The area where explosives are found should be carefully marked by stones or branches. Care should be taken not to touch any explosive materials with the markings. People should refuse any request to collect or move such material and authorities should be alerted to it as soon as possible.
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Couple hit by train A MAN and a woman remained in Almeria City’s Torrecardenas Hospital this week after being hit by a train in Pulpi. Police and regional authority sources said the incident was most likely an accident. The involvement of third parties has been ruled out, they added. ADIF railway administrators were alerted to the man, 29, and the woman, 31, after they were found lying seriously wounded by the side of the tracks at 9am on Sunday. Local Police officers and medical personnel were despatched to the couple. Paramedics said both had suffered serious head trauma and they were initially taken to
La Inmaculada Hospital in Huercal-Overa. Then pair were then transferred to Torrecardenas Hospital due to the seriousness of their injuries. Doctors there said the man was in a coma while the woman was recovering well. Guardia Civil officers investigating the accident said their initial findings suggested they had been hit while walking over a level crossing. The investigation continues.