An unexploded First World War hand grenade was found among a shipment of French potatoes when they were unloaded at a Hong Kong crisp factory.
An unexploded First World War hand grenade was found among a shipment of French potatoes when they were unloaded at a Hong Kong crisp factory.
The German grenade is believed to have been left in a trench during the war and accidentally gathered up with potatoes planted a century later in the former battlefield.
Hong Kong police safely detonated the grenade at the Calbee snacks factory. Superintendent Wilfred Wong Ho-hon said it “was in an unstable condition because it had been previously discharged but failed to detonate.
