*STOCKHOLM: A young child sparked panic at his Swedish pre-school when hebrought in a grenade he found on a military firing range to show hisfriends, local officials said Wednesday.*
The child arrived with the grenade in his hand at the school in thesouthern town of Kristianstad on Tuesday.
A teacher who saw the grenade contacted police.
Police officers were able to determine it was a “dangerous” grenade the boyhad picked up this summer at the Rinkaby firing range, located outsideKristianstad.
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They blocked off the area and the national bomb squad neutralised theammunition at the scene several hours later.
“We don’t know how bad the damages would have been” if it had exploded, apolice spokesman told AFP. -APP/AFP
