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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Discovery of grenades prompted a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad</p><p>A buyer at a Texas estate sale discovered several second world war-era grenades in a box of newly bought items, prompting a neighborhood lockdown and a visit from the Austin police department’s bomb squad.</p><p>The grenades, which were described as “live and active” in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Deajr1kGnPq/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=A0Oqbt_x9NTAodYaShQ_dEb" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">social media post</a> by the Austin police association, were removed and disarmed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/15/second-world-war-grenades-texas-estate-sale" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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