Grenade

Grenade event in Limburg, Nieuw-Bergen area, Netherlands on Tue 31st January 2023

31st January 2023

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During excavation work in the front garden of a care home in Nieuw-Bergen, a World War II grenade was found. This was reported by local news site Maasduinencentraal. It was reportedly a fragmentation grenade that was still live. The footpath between the nursing home and the national road was temporarily closed. The Explosives Clearing Service Defence (EOD) then took the explosive and detonated it at another location.

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Limburg ( Nieuw-Bergen area )

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