27/01/2022 Stati Uniti, Missouri, St. Louis
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The St. Louis office of the FBI and six local bomb squads have launched a weeklong effort to get military explosives out of the homes of area residents. Bomb technicians regularly get calls from residents who find old grenades that a loved one brought home as a souvenir of their time in the military, said Spencer Evans, the interim special agent in charge of the FBI locally. Others purchase shells or explosives at gun shows, thinking they are replicas. “It really takes someone with specific knowledge and experience and training to be able to identify what is a live device and what is inert,” Evans said. “Some of the fakes are very realistic. When in doubt, give us a call so our folks can come and check it out.” Last month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found three Civil War-era cannonballs while dredging the Mississippi River in south St. Louis. FBI bomb technicians transported them to a local firing range and detonated them safely. Residents in Missouri and the Metro East are urged to call 314-589-2680 if they find something that might be dangerous. Responding officers will ask questions so they know what the bomb experts might be dealing with, Evans said, but they are not looking to press charges.
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