Fake grenade found outside ship fitted as shelter for Ukrainians in the Netherlands

Fake grenade found outside ship fitted as shelter for Ukrainians in the Netherlands

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In the Dutch province of Limburg, police found an object resembling a hand grenade near a shelter ship for war-displaced Ukrainians.

The investigation revealed it was a hoax explosive device, Ukrinform reports with reference to NU.nl.

Eighty-six Ukrainians refugees were forced to temporarily evacuate the area to the city council building.

“A hand grenade near a shelter ship for Ukrainian refugees in the province of Limburg turned out to be a fake, tenants can return to their places of residence,” the report says.

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It is noted that on Sunday, police found an object resembling a hand grenade near a shelter ship for refugees from Ukraine, near the city of Muk. A police representative told NU.nl on Sunday that law enforcement are almost certain it was a grenade. It was suggested that it could be a World War II munition piece.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, a fire broke out on a ship in the Dutch city of Zaandam, where nearly 300 asylum seekers are accommodated.

Photo: X / POL_Limburg

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