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World War One grenade among potatoes at Hong Kong crisp factory
('Chips' to you, of course)
A World War One-era German hand grenade has been found among a delivery of potatoes shipped from France to a crisp factory in Hong Kong, police say.
The muddy device, which was 3in (8cm) wide, was "in an unstable condition" because it had been discharged but had failed to detonate, officials said.
It was discovered at the Calbee crisp-making factory in the eastern Sai Kung district on Saturday morning.
The bombe de terre was safely detonated on site by bomb disposal officers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47107609
The muddy device, which was 3in (8cm) wide, was "in an unstable condition" because it had been discharged but had failed to detonate, officials said.
It was discovered at the Calbee crisp-making factory in the eastern Sai Kung district on Saturday morning.
The bombe de terre was safely detonated on site by bomb disposal officers.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-47107609
'Bombe de terre'!
I'm amazed that they ship potatoes all the way from France to Hong Kong. Maybe they get very good rates on containers that would otherwise be empty.
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