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Gamalakhe man finds live grenade while digging in garden
The area was searched for other explosive devices and none were found.
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A man found a live F1 hand grenade while digging in his yard to lay a pipe in Gamalakhe last Saturday.
Police spokesman, Captain Petros Mpinge, said the Saps bomb disposal unit and other role-players attended the scene.
“The grenade was destroyed in a controlled explosion and no one was hurt and no property damaged,” he said.
The area was searched for other explosive devices and none were found. No case was opened.
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