Children played with a found
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Children played with a found hand grenade, man charged

Children found a hand grenade at a playground in Västerås and played with it for several days before an adult found it. Now a 23-year-old man is being charged in connection with that and another incident, local media report.

A hand grenade was first left outside an apartment before it was found by children.

On a later occasion, another hand grenade was thrown through the apartment's window.

The defendant is suspected of a number of crimes, including aggravated unlawful threats, aggravated violations of the Act on Flammable and Explosive Goods, and causing danger to others.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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