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Wartime grenade found in Siu Sai Wan
A bomb disposal squad safely detonated a wartime M36 hand grenade on Wednesday after it was found on a slope next to a public housing estate in Siu Sai Wan, Chai Wan.
Police arrived on the scene as a pedestrian filed a report after discovering something he suspected to be a grenade near Sui Hei House of Siu Sai Wan Estate in Chai Wan at around 1 pm.
Officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau were dispatched and safely disposed of the hand grenade.
It was learned that it was a British M36 grenade left behind from WWII, about ten centimeters long and weighing approximately 2 pounds.
No one was injured, and the area needed not to be evacuated.
Wartime explosives have occasionally been found throughout Hong Kong. A World War II-era Japanese grenade was found and detonated by a bomb squad in Wong Nai Chung, Tai Tam, last Saturday.
Officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Bureau were dispatched and safely disposed of the hand grenade.
It was learned that it was a British M36 grenade left behind from WWII, about ten centimeters long and weighing approximately 2 pounds.
No one was injured, and the area needed not to be evacuated.
Wartime explosives have occasionally been found throughout Hong Kong. A World War II-era Japanese grenade was found and detonated by a bomb squad in Wong Nai Chung, Tai Tam, last Saturday.
