Several homes evacuated as Calgary police investigate grenade found in backyard
Calgary police block off an area in the southwest to investigate the discovery of a grenade.
Global 1Several homes were evacuated for safety reasons Saturday afternoon after an explosive device was discovered in a backyard.
Calgary police said they were called to a yard at around 4 p.m. in the 1900 block of 12 Street S.W.
According to police, a man was doing yard work when he found a hand grenade with the pin still attached.
The tactical team was called to retrieve the grenade. About an hour later, they were able to safely remove and contain it.
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Police said it’s unclear if the grenade had the potential to detonate, but officers remained on scene to do a thorough scan of the yard to make sure there were no other grenades on the property.
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