Police Evacuate Residents in Košice After Ammunition Found in Forest

Emergency services are currently responding to an incident in the Dargovských hrdinov residential district of Košice after ammunition was discovered in a wooded area. According to police, the person who found the munitions brought them home, prompting authorities to conduct a preventive evacuation of affected apartment buildings using fire department buses. Košice is Slovakia's second-largest city, located in the eastern part of the country. The Dargovských hrdinov district is a residential area with multiple apartment complexes. When potentially dangerous military ordnance is discovered, Slovak authorities typically follow safety protocols that include evacuating nearby residents until explosive ordnance disposal experts can safely remove or neutralize the threat.