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Florida Man Prompts Evacuation at Taco Bell After Bringing Grenade He Found While Fishing

Officers respond to a Taco Bell in Ocala, Florida on Jan. 26, 2019 after a man brought a grenade he found while fishing. (Credit: Ocala Police Department)

A Florida man made an explosive discovery Saturday while magnet fishing.

While using a magnet to search water for salvage items, the fisherman pulled up a World War II hand grenade, according to police in Ocala, Florida, about 80 miles northwest of Orlando.

The fisherman threw the grenade in his trunk and drove to a Taco Bell, where he called police. The Taco Bell was evacuated, police said, but was reopened later that day.

Ocala police later verified on their Facebook page the device was a WWII hand grenade and a bomb squad had removed the device without incident.

 

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