Grenade

Grenade event in Lancashire, Carelton area, United Kingdom on Sun 16th October 2022

16th October 2022

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A World War II hand grenade which was unearthed in a field behind the church in Carleton on Sunday has been despatched safely in a controlled explosion. The police were alerted to the find and they in turn called in army bomb disposal experts to the village to explode the grenade. The explosive had been found by someone metal detecting in the field.

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Lancashire ( Carelton area )

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