Polish general fired after missing anti-tank mines were found in IKEA (www.politico.eu)
from MicroWave@lemm.ee to world@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 12:23
https://lemm.ee/post/52413761

Summary

Polish Defense Minister dismissed Maj. Gen. Artur Kępczyński, head of the Support Inspectorate, following the discovery of missing anti-tank mines in an IKEA warehouse.

Reports suggest Kępczyński concealed the mishap, which occurred in June 2024 when soldiers failed to unload a train carrying explosives.

False documentation masked the missing mines until IKEA contacted the military to retrieve them.

The defense ministry did not specify reasons for the dismissal, but an investigation is ongoing.

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FelixCress@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 12:27 next collapse

Did these need self assembly?

AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 12:58 collapse

Yes, they ship flat in one convenient box. Required hex key and detonation hammer included.

skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de on 12 Jan 13:51 collapse

there’s irl tiny wrench included with these mines, but it’s for disarming. also fuzes and main charges are stored and transported separately

galaskorz@discuss.online on 12 Jan 16:59 collapse

At least they had the common sense to ship the detonator in another box

JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 12:38 next collapse

Must be those ‘once in a lifetime’ sales.

  • sorry. Couldn’t come up with anything explosive enough.
FelixCress@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 13:38 next collapse

Don’t worry, you were a bomb.

user224@lemmy.sdf.org on 12 Jan 14:15 collapse

Like Spanish Lidl that got 100kg of cocaine with bananas: theguardian.com/…/lidl-supermarket-cocaine-banana…

And later Czech Lidl that also got 100kg of cocaine with bananas: euronews.com/…/czech-republic-over-100kg-of-cocai…

TwanHE@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 17:24 collapse

As someone that used to offload and did the fresh produce section afterwards, nobody would’ve seen that 100kg again.

All we ever got was a big ass spider I ended up tossing in the cardboard shredder.

Iamsqueegee@sh.itjust.works on 12 Jan 12:52 next collapse

Ekksplösif

Valmond@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 15:58 next collapse

Just rebuild it afterwards.

mojofrododojo@lemmy.world on 16 Jan 00:30 collapse

Tänkblämmö

FuglyDuck@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 13:12 next collapse

danm… I need to shop at Ikea more often.

for. uh. reasons.

Reasons that have absolutely nothing to do with global domination. or pankcakes.

catloaf@lemm.ee on 12 Jan 15:31 collapse

You can buy mines online, sometimes.

There was that whole incident of a store selling inert TM-62M anti-tank land mines, but they all got collected by ATF because some of them might have had training fuses that produce smoke.

Rin@lemm.ee on 12 Jan 13:24 next collapse

Ahahahaha wtfs

This should be on not the onion

grue@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 14:19 next collapse

That’s a spicy KÖTTBULLAR!

peoplebeproblems@midwest.social on 12 Jan 15:23 next collapse

Reports indicate several members of an organization only identified as SCP were present during the discovery. Previously leaked documents indicate that SCP-3008 is one of this organization’s “entities” that manifest as a normal looking IKEA, however the individuals that enter are rarely seen to leave. Drone footage and interviews with survivors indicate the presence of “Staff” that are violent and deadly when the stores hours are over. It is currently unknown if the General had a previous relationship with SCP-3008 or anyone that had entered it. One knowledgeable individual interviewed, on conditions of anonymity, stated that “Staff are vulnerable like any other living thing, but mines are a terrible way to go about dealing with them - Staff are alerted to the presence of staff body parts and corpses, using mines would be a foolish endeavor as cleanup in that aisle would be excessive.” Person’s identified as potentially related to the SCP Foundation declined to comment.

frezik@midwest.social on 12 Jan 16:21 next collapse

This side towards meatball cafe.

pelespirit@sh.itjust.works on 12 Jan 16:48 collapse

🤣 I thought this was an onion article.

Crackhappy@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 16:24 next collapse

At least going to IKEA will be a little more exciting.

hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 12 Jan 16:40 next collapse

How does one even fuck up like this?

user224@lemmy.sdf.org on 12 Jan 16:58 next collapse

<img alt="" src="https://img.ifunny.co/images/e00258a1ceb0cd92e810c7f89aa366c8c11b02a285e6eb775a00ef68b3749099_1.webp"> <img alt="" src="https://i.imgur.com/qlxkEN1.jpeg">

mcteazy@sh.itjust.works on 12 Jan 17:07 next collapse

Non credible defence is leaking into the real world

TheBat@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 19:01 next collapse

Wow they do sell everything!

jordanlund@lemmy.world on 12 Jan 21:47 collapse

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