Grenade

Grenade event in East Sussex, Eastbourne area, United Kingdom on Mon 24th June 2024

24th June 2024

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A Second World War hand grenade was blown up in a field after police found it in a home.

The unexploded grenade was found in a home near West Langney Lake in Eastbourne this afternoon.

Sussex Police officers say that the hand grenade was taken to a field and destroyed in a controlled explosion.

A spokesman for the force said: “Officers assisted the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team after a suspected Second World War hand grenade was found in a residential property in Eastbourne at about midday on Monday, June 24.

“The EOD team later carried out a controlled explosion on a field off Sevenoaks Road, and have now stood down.”

Police officers were seen stood in the middle of the field while the hand grenade was safely exploded earlier this afternoon.

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