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Grenade Type Not Known
posted (April 3, 2019)

Compol Williams also discussed yesterday's discovery of a grenade in Benque Viejo by the riverside.  He said nothing is known conclusively at this time:

Chester Williams - Commissioner of Police
"There was a joint operations in Benque between elements of the special patrol unit and mobile interdiction team and the team went an conducted a search at the water pump area and that search yielded one live grenade. the BDF bomb expert was called in who went and retrieved the grenade and it is currently being held by the BDF and we expect to see what is the origin as well as what is the capability of that device."

Grenades and guns are believed to be widely available from illicit sources in Melchor.

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