Suspected Hand Grenade Found in Fjärås Prompts Evacuations

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Suspected Hand Grenade Found in Fjärås Prompts Evacuations
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A suspected dangerous object was found in the morning in Fjärås in Kungsbacka. According to the police, the object, which has been secured by the national bomb protection, is deemed live.

It was in connection with another investigation that the police found the suspected object. According to information to Kungsbacka-Posten it is about a hand grenade that was found outside a residence.

Neighboring residences were evacuated and the national bomb squad was alerted to the address.

One has encountered this object in connection with investigative measures in Fjärås, said Fredrik Svedemyr, press spokesperson at the police.

We have set up barriers and evacuated some neighboring residences for safety reasons.

At 10 o'clock, the police announced that the national bomb squad had secured the object and that they had reduced the barriers.

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