What in the World War? French Man, 24, goes to hospital with ‘WW1 bomb stuck in rectum’

24-year-old shows up at French hospital with a century-old shell stuck where the sun doesn’t usually shine — bomb squad called

A French emergency room got more than its usual share of drama early Sunday when a 24-year-old man hobbled in complaining of pain — and medical staff soon discovered a World War I artillery shell lodged in his rectum, according to discussions on social platforms reporting on the event.

The atypical “patient-reported foreign object” prompted doctors to call in bomb disposal experts, who assessed the nearly 100-year-old explosive before safely removing it so surgeons could proceed.

The man was complaining of pain when he went to Rangueil Hospital (Picture: AFP)

Firefighters, police and ordnance teams were reportedly involved out of caution, but sources say the device posed no imminent detonation risk.

Local authorities are now considering weapons-law violations as part of their follow-up — because if you’re going to mix military history with modern medicine, there’s always paperwork.