Source : Perth Now news
A Sydney police station has been evacuated and the bomb squad called in after a live hand grenade was left behind.
About 6pm on Thursday night, the Dee Why station on Sydney’s northern beaches was evacuated when “a member of the public dropped off a live military grade hand grenade” at the front desk.
Bomb squad officers were able to secure the device and render it safe. Picture: 7News
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Bomb squad officers were able to secure the device and render it safe. 7News
Credit: Channel 7
Upon realising the grenade was live, officers quickly evacuated the station and called in the bomb disposal unit, who deemed the item safe and seized it for further examination.
Officers returned to the station by 7.40pm.
A police spokesman said inquiries into the incident were “ongoing”.
“Initial investigations have revealed the grenade was located during a deceased estate property clean-up and was subsequently taken to the police station,” he said.
The incident is not believed to have been malicious.
