A pigeon was simply at the wrong place at the wrong time as it flew in front of a ceremonial cannon being fired in Malta today (November 2). <br /><br />Good news for the bird, however, as Malta hasn't used live ammunition for these cannons since the 19th century. Blank rounds just for show were used to mark midday.<br /><br />The filmer, Karl Oliver, was on honeymoon in Malta when he decided to visit the Saluting Battery with his newly married partner. <br /><br />Oliver said: "We went to the saluting battery for the second time as it was raining the first, front row tickets."<br /><br />He later added: "Then when we were looking through the footage frame by frame, we noticed the pigeon ceased to exist after the firing."
