North Carolina man finds grenade in front yard while doing yardwork

RALIEGH, N.C. — A grenade found by a North Carolina man doing yardwork, prompting the evacuation of four nearby homes, was determined to be a dud.

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Raleigh police said the bomb squad responded around 11:30 a.m. after a resident found the grenade in his front yard, WNCN reported.

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Four homes were evacuated as investigators determined the grenade was real but did not contain any explosive material, WRAL reported.

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It is unclear where the grenade came from, how long it had been there or who might have put it there.


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