Army bomb squad explode grenade

Army bomb disposal experts have destroyed a hand grenade found on a West Cork football pitch.

Army bomb squad explode grenade

Army bomb disposal experts have destroyed a hand grenade found on a West Cork football pitch.

The live Mills hand grenade, which dated from the War of Independence, was described as "very volatile" by the bomb squad.

It was discovered by a child on a football pitch in the West Cork village of Goleen.

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