Up to 40,000 partygoers gathered on Saturday for an illegal rave at a military site in France, defying warnings about the risk of possible explosions from old ordnance.
Thumping techno music echoed across a vast firing range near the central French town of Bourges as revellers many dressed in brightly coloured outfits, others shirtless assembled for the unauthorised event, known as a "free party", which began on Friday.
Bomb disposal experts had to intervene after a shell was discovered near a road passing through the party site, the local officials said.
The gathering comes as the French parliament is seeking to tighten legislation against unauthorised rave parties, introducing prison sentences for organisers and fines for attendees.
