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Children brought bomb back from holiday

9:12am Thursday 21st August 2008

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EXPLOSIVES officers were called to a house in Bromley after an unexploded Second World War grenade was found in the garage.

The German grenade fuse was reported in a garage in Hayesford Park shortly after 2pm yesterday.

Neighbour, Julia Earthrow said: "As far as I know the family's children had picked it up in Normandy last year, not realising what it was.

"And it has been sitting in their garage until today when they were having a clear out and realised what it was."

Explosives officers - who spent more than three hours making the device safe - said the fuse was still "quite volatile" when it was found.

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Anon, London says...
9:41am Thu 21 Aug 08

Now that's what I call a holiday souvenir should have given it to the Mother in law as a present!

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Mark, Dartford says...
10:04am Thu 21 Aug 08

So much for security checks!

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Excalibur, Bromley says...
10:22am Thu 21 Aug 08

Mark wrote:
So much for security checks!

Don't even joke about it - Gordon Brown's currently drawing up plans for a 100 day 'hold without charge' law under the Terrorism Act. It will be specifically for cases like this!

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stevo, sidcup says...
2:29pm Thu 21 Aug 08

police should have pulled the pin and let things go off with a bang its just a shame it wasnt in thamesmead

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jill, thamesmead says...
2:57pm Thu 21 Aug 08

stevo i couldnt agree with you more.i would take the chanch of going up with it just to get rid of the scum bags on thamesmead.......

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Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru, Bexley Village says...
5:06pm Thu 21 Aug 08

Thamesmead is like paradise compared to Erith, by all accounts.

And after all, the only dangerous artefacts left behind by Erith residents are old fridges, car batteries and overflowing oil drums in their front gardens.

Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott

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ELLIE, says...
8:21pm Thu 21 Aug 08

Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru wrote:
Thamesmead is like paradise compared to Erith, by all accounts. And after all, the only dangerous artefacts left behind by Erith residents are old fridges, car batteries and overflowing oil drums in their front gardens. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott

OH NO YOU'RE BACK !
IT HAS BEEN LOVELY AND QUIET WITHOUT YOU!

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ME NOT YOU, Bexley says...
8:57pm Thu 21 Aug 08

YEAH BOG OFF, WHO CARES WHAT YOU THINK.

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Sweary Stan, Lee says...
3:21am Fri 22 Aug 08

Your Lord Erastus Theobald Piggott The All Knowing Guru wrote:
Thamesmead is like paradise compared to Erith, by all accounts. And after all, the only dangerous artefacts left behind by Erith residents are old fridges, car batteries and overflowing oil drums in their front gardens. Your Lord, Erastus Theobald Piggott

Will you not be told?Don't think you can hide your sad inane little comments in the futile stories that pose as news in order to allow for allotted adverts.I will crush you.N0NCE.RULE 43?Hang Him Hang HIM HAng HIM!P0NCE.

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