Thursday. 30.03.2023
IN THE LAKE

War hand grenade found by a child in Lahti

Police isolated the site and asked the Armed Forces for assistance.

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The port of Lahti. Image: Google Maps.

A hand grenade, apparently from wartime, was found Thursday in the harbour of Lahti by two children were practicing magnet-fishing.

The explosive object was lifted from the bottom of the lake Vesijärvi by an 11-year-old boy attached to one of the magnet-fishing devices.

The finding was reported on Twitter by the Päijänne Tavastia Police Department (officially Päijät-Häme). Police officers quickly cordoned off and isolated the site.

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Police asked the Armed Forces for assistance to handle the situation and to remove the grenade from public space.

War hand grenade found by a child in Lahti
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