02/06/2022 Regno Unito, Irlanda del Nord, Down
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”
A young boy found a World War One hand grenade on a Co Down beach earlier today. The youngster came across what he thought was a grenade on the beach at Cultra and police were contacted. Police ammunition technical officers (ATO) attended and confirmed the item was an unexploded World War One ‘Mills Bomb’ hand grenade. A controlled explosion was carried out on the item at Crawfordsburn Country Park. In a statement on social media, Police Ards & North Down said: “A young boy was out on the beach at Cultra when he came across what he thought was a grenade. Police were contacted, he remained and was able to tell us where it was. “We contacted ATO who attended and confirmed it was an unexploded World War 1 “Mills Bomb” hand grenade. We accompanied ATO to Crawfordsburn Country Park where a controlled explosion was carried out. This was a live grenade that was capable of exploding. A big thank you to the young lad who found the grenade and alerted police and thanks to all involved.”
Photo-Source: belfastlive.co.uk
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