Dozens of misplaced anti-tank mines end up in IKEA

Part of a cargo with mines was lost by the Polish ministry of defence (Picture: Getty)

Imagine strolling into IKEA for a new bedframe and walking out with an anti-tank mine.

Well, this is what almost happened in Poland after a cargo of mines was misplaced and ended up in the warehouse of the budget furniture retailer.

They were being transported by rail from the eastern town of Hajnowka, near the border with Belarus, to an ammunition depot in the Mosty village in the west.

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