A man from Plumtree found a hand grenade lying on the ground near Mathendele Complex bottle store.
Matabeleland South police spokesperson Inspector Loveness
Mangena confirmed the incident.
It is suspected the grenade could be from the liberation
war era.
Inspector Mangena said the hand grenade was found, Tuesday,
around 15:30 near Mathendele Complex bottle store.
“The hand grenade was found by a man who was at the bottle
store. He subsequently called the police who swiftly attended to the scene. The
situation is being well managed,” Insp Mangena said.
“We appreciate the manner in which the villagers handled
the situation. We are grateful that as a community they did the right thing by
calling the police. We urge citizens never to touch such things because they
are extremely dangerous. We applaud the community for contacting us.” CITE
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