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Cannon Shell Found at Pacific Recycling

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(POCATELLO, ID) – An unexploded cannon shell was found at Pacific Recycling in Pocatello Thursday. The Idaho State Journal reports that the live 20mm shell is normally fired out of the Gatling guns of F-15 fighter jets.

A bomb squad from Mountain Home Air Force Base was called in to secure the scene. Officials are unsure how the ordnance got to the salvage yard.

No injuries were reported.

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