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Members of the military and police at the site of an operation on Ermou Street, Athens' main shopping area on Tuesday, March 31, 2020. Police in Greece have cordoned off an area near the country's parliament after workers found what is believed to be a decades-old mortar shell during maintenance on the water mains. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

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Athens roads shut after machine part mistaken for WWII shell
March 31, 2020 9:34 a.m.

Athens roads shut after machine part mistaken for WWII shell

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Roads near Greece's parliament building in central Athens were cordoned off for hours Tuesday due to a bomb scare that turned out to be a false alarm.