Cops called for grenade disposal – but it’s just a novelty lighter


The suspected hand grenade found in a street in Tondo, Manila, caused quite the commotion - until it was determined to be a novelty cigarette lighter instead. - AFP

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): A police bomb disposal team on Friday rushed to a street in Tondo, Manila, following reports of a hand grenade being found - but it turned out to be a novelty cigarette lighter.

At around 8.30am, police said a garbage collector discovered what was believed to be an MK2 fragmentation grenade on Perfecto Street corner Old Torres Street in Tondo. The discovery caused a commotion.

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