Video released of grenade exploding at Peterborough building site

The video of an old military grenade exploding at a Peterborough building site has been released by police.
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The grenade was found at the site in Aqua Drive, Hampton Water yesterday morning.

A Cambridgeshire police spokesman said: “Police were called on June 23 at 9.20am to reports of a grenade that was found on a construction site in Hampton Water, Peterborough.

“Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) attended and disposed of the grenade in a controlled explosion."

Work was able to continue at the site later in the day.