Hand grenade found near Fukuoka Pref. apartment sparks temporary evacuation
Police received an emergency call from an apartment management company at about 12:25 p.m. on July 29, reporting the discovery of the grenade in Kitakyushu's Moji Ward. Ground Self-Defense Force members secured and retrieved the detonator the same day.
According to Moji Police Station, the hand grenade was American-made, measuring about 11 centimeters in length with a diameter of 5.5 cm. At the instruction of the Fukuoka Prefectural Police, 25 residents in 19 households within a 30-meter radius of the grenade were temporarily evacuated.
(Japanese original by Emi Izuchi, Kyushu News Department)
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