The objects that the children were playing with turned out to be ammunition: 11 shells were taken into custody.

The objects that the children were playing with turned out to be ammunition: 11 shells were taken into custody.

31.01.2026 20:52

Police teams in Kırıkkale noticed children playing with military ammunition in the garden, and after the examination by the bomb disposal expert who arrived at the scene, 11 artillery shells were secured. An investigation was launched following the claim that the ammunition was brought by a scrap dealer from the MKE demolition site.

Police took action after children in Kırıkkale played with military ammunition they found in the garden. 11 artillery shells were secured for destruction. An investigation was launched with the claim that the ammunition was brought by a scrap dealer.

POLICE NOTICED CHILDREN PLAYING WITH MILITARY AMMUNITION

According to the information obtained, teams from the Kırıkkale Provincial Police Department's Public Order Branch Theft Bureau were conducting work on a different matter on 1032nd Street in Kaletepe Neighborhood. During this time, the police noticed that children were playing with military ammunition in the garden. Due to the danger it posed, the children were removed from the scene, and the garden was closed off with a security tape.

The objects that children played with turned out to be ammunition: 11 artillery shells were secured

11 ARTILLERY SHELLS WERE TAKEN FOR EXAMINATION

Bomb disposal experts and crime scene investigation teams were dispatched to the scene. The teams took 11 artillery shells, which were assessed to be military ammunition, for examination. It was stated that the shells would be destroyed after the examination. It was learned that the suspect scrap dealer A.D. brought the ammunition from the destruction site in Yahşihan district belonging to the Machinery and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE).

The objects that children played with turned out to be ammunition: 11 artillery shells were secured

An investigation into the incident was initiated by the teams of the Anti-Terror Branch upon the instruction of the public prosecutor.

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