Grenade

Grenade event in Patia, El Estrecho area, Colombia on Fri 3rd September 2021

3rd September 2021

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Two young men, one of them a minor, were harmed when they handled an explosive device in the village of El Estrecho. According to the news portal Sucesos Cauca, two boys, one 21 and the other 17, found what they thought was a grenade in the vicinity of the Guachicono river, which exploded when they picked it up.

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Colombia (COL)

Patia ( El Estrecho area )

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