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Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Yahoo
Bomb squad hunt for man with 'five hand grenades' in Midland suburb
A police bomb squad is urgently searching for a man who wandered off with five suspected hand grenades after seven in total were found in Hopwood. Two of the hand grenades were safely detonated by the bomb squad after they were discovered in a canal on Lea End Lane last night, June 20. They were found by a man who had been magnet fishing in the water. READ MORE: Police update on double party murder amid £50k hunt for Birmingham suspect Whilst two of the suspected grenades were left on the bank, and safely detonated, police said the man had left the area with the other five. West Mercia Police last night urged the man, believed to be around 50-years-old, to call 999 immediately and not to move the potential deadly explosives any further. He was described by the force as having grey hair and was wearing green trousers at the time. Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp A force spokesperson said: "We're releasing an urgent safety message after reports that seven suspected hand grenades were discovered by a man magnet fishing in the canal on Lea End Lane in Hopwood, Worcestershire. "Whilst two were left on the bank, it appears the man has left the area with the other five. "This man is urged to contact West Mercia Police on 999 immediately and to not further move the items. "Detailed and thorough searches are being carried out in the area and anyone who sees the man is asked not to approach him and to call 999. "The man is described as being around 50 years old with grey hair and wearing green trousers. "The devices on the bank have been safely detonated and the cordon has been lifted. "Searches in the area continue."
BBC News
9 hours ago
- BBC News
Urgent safety warning after suspected hand grenades found in Hopwood
Police have issued an urgent safety message after seven suspected hand grenades were discovered by a man magnet fishing in a found them in the canal on Lea End Lane in Hopwood, Worcestershire, on Friday evening, according to West Mercia two were left on the bank and have since been detonated, the force said it appeared the man had left the area with the other five."Detailed and thorough" searches are taking place in the area and the man, described as about 50 years old with grey hair and wearing green trousers, is urged to contact officers immediately and not to move the items further. Anyone who sees the man is asked not to approach him and to call 999.A cordon put in place while the devices left on the bank were detonated has since been lifted. Follow BBC Hereford & Worcester on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
The Independent
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
In a time of global conflict, we can learn from war poems
WAR POEMS I once tossed a couple of war poems into one of my books Like hand grenades, because war was happening right then When 'then' was 'now'. 'They will be out of date and irrelevant', The critic wrote, her pen attaching my irrelevance To that war and her own smile, as if catching those killings Like netted butterflies, but between words, was futile, As if war poets were pointless and even a poem about the fall Of the Berlin Wall would be outdated before it hit the page Because it could only happen once, and is already over. Her observation Was distilled in a head that so badly wanted to undo me, It was as if she disinvented all the wars that festered and boiled At the edges of humanity for that sole purpose. But they are the cautionary tales in which we tread The sharply splintered bones of our ancestors, so we should know better. As judge I now turn the pages of teenage poems, the poets Tending the graveside flowers of their own battlefields In competition for a charity: Never Such Innocence. They write about new wars, old wars, wars with body part metaphors, So many wars to choose from. They each describe the means Of all possible endings, in their efforts to end new beginnings.
