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Archive photograph, for illustration. A view of the Markt in Roosendaal.

Object found in central Roosendaal was a fake grenade, police say

Archive photograph, for illustration. A view of the Markt in Roosendaal. · 2017 · G.Lanting · CC BY 4.0
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Police say an object found on Roosendaal’s central Markt was a fake grenade. It is not clear who put it there; police say the act could still be a criminal offence.

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Police have confirmed that an object found on the Markt in central Roosendaal was a fake grenade, after the discovery prompted a cordon around the square. The person who placed it has not been identified, and police say doing so could be a criminal offence even if the object was not real.

The object was found on Friday. An earlier report said police had cordoned off the Markt while investigating a possible hand grenade; its nature had not then been established. A possible hand grenade found in central Roosendaal

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