A 'rusty' grenade has been found by a fisherman in Oxford with the bomb squad called to deal with the historic weapon.
Thames Valley Police said the bomb squad - Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) - dealt with the grenade found in Sunnymead Park on Sunday (November 9). Zoe Hunter, a fisherman with the Thame Magnet Fishing group, caught the grenade.
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Source: Oxford Mail News
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