WWI shells a part of life in Belgium
By Reuters in Ypres, Belgium | China Daily | Updated: 2014-10-25 08:39
Hundreds killed and injured near Ypres trenches since war's end in 1918
A farmer in western Belgium is accustomed to digging up an unusual crop along with potatoes and beets.
"It's a fairly poor harvest," said Stijn Butaye, 26, as he looked at a haul of 28 World War I shells unearthed in the last two weeks and awaiting collection by Belgium's bomb disposal squad.
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