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Knoxville mowers find live grenade
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Knoxville police say a mowing crew found what appeared to be live hand grenade tucked away in some grass while cleaning.

Police say the mowers found the explosive device Monday morning and moved it to a curb before calling 911.

WVLT-TV in Knoxville reported (http://bit.ly/1rvZXvt ) that a bomb squad arrived at the scene and took the grenade to a remote location to detonate it.

No injuries were reported.