Russia World Cup Stadium Constructors Find 11 Unexploded WWII Bombs On Building Site

The 2018 World Cup "is seeing some explosive action before it has even started after builders working on a new stadium in the South West Russian city of Volgograd said they had so far discovered 11 unexploded World War II bombs," according to the London DAILY MIRROR. During the war, Volgograd was known as Stalingrad and "saw some of the bitterest fighting at the end of 1942." Both sides "exchanged massive amounts" of ordnance, which left many unexploded bombs around the city, many of which are now being discovered as "work goes ahead demolishing the old stadium and rebuilding a new one." Vice-governor of the Volgograd Oblast, Vasily Galushkin, said, "During the two months of the demolition of the Central Stadium it was discovered so far that 11 shells from WWII were still on the side. Given the large volume of unexploded ordnance, we have had to carefully check the site to make absolutely sure all the bombs have been removed" (DAILY MIRROR, 12/30).