Posted: Thu 23rd Jun 2022

Bomb squad called after hand grenades discovered at property in North Wales

North Wales news and information
This article is old - Published: Thursday, Jun 23rd, 2022

The bomb squad was called out after hand grenades were discovered at a property in North Wales yesterday. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

North Wales Police were contacted by a member of the public who found two hand grenades at a property that belonged to their deceased brother. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

The 11th Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search Regiment attended and remove the explosives. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

They were then transported to Morfa Bychan/Black Rock Sands, where a cordon was put in place before they were detonated in a safe manner. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​

Police said PCSO Paula Stewart was given the honour of pushing the button to blow them up. ‌​‌‌​​​‌‍‌​‌​‌​​​



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