Derry grenade 'could have killed two boys'

A military grenade thrown at police in the North landed at the feet of two young children, a senior officer said.

Derry grenade 'could have killed two boys'

A military grenade thrown at police in the North landed at the feet of two young children, a senior officer said.

The device did not explode but if it had it is “highly probable” it would have killed the two boys and an officer they were talking to, according to Chief Superintendent Stephen Martin.

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