He buys shells at a garage sale, tries to disarm them, one of the munitions explodes on him

Des munitions de 20 mm (calibre représenté à gauche sur l’image) ont causé la blessure du jeune homme. Illustration dpa – Daniel Karmann

A 29-year-old man was seriously injured this Tuesday, May 21 in Tarn-et-Garonne after trying to defuse shell ammunition that he had purchased illegally at a garage sale.

This Tuesday, May 21, a resident of Bessens, in Tarn-et-Garonne, was seriously injured while trying to defuse shell ammunition, reports La Dépêche.

The young man would have bought around fifteen small caliber shells at a garage sale and would have wanted to clear them alone, by tapping on them with a hammer and a chisel, in order to pierce the cartridges, indicate our colleagues.

Seriously injured hand

Obviously, the operation turned sour since one of the devices exploded, seriously injuring him in the hand, but also in the abdomen and slightly in the face, specifies Toulouse news.

The life of this 29-year-old young man is not in danger, but he was taken care of by the firefighters and transported to the Montauban hospital.