WWII-era grenade found in potato bag

by Kaitlin | February 28, 2007 at 03:40 pm | 1601 views | 3 comments

The woman says that it was only the weight of the grenade which drew her attention to it; had she not noticed that weight she may have tried to cook it.

NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - A 74-year-old Italian grandmother who bought a sack of potatoes at the her local market found a live grenade among the spuds.

"I found a bomb in the potatoes," Olga Mauriello said in a telephone interview with Reuters.

"I went to the market to buy some potatoes and that's where the bomb was. But this bomb was covered in dirt, and I put it in water and got all dirt off. And then I realized 'It's a bomb'!"

Police said the pine cone-shaped grenade, which had no pin and was still active, was the same type used by U.S. soldiers in Europe in World War Two. Authorities believe the mix-up happened at a farm in France, where the grenade was plucked from the ground along with potatoes.

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Victoria Revay
good stuff:

I can't believe it hasn't exploded yet..

babblingdweeb

OMG! I don't what's worse, finding a human finger in your chicken fingers or a live grenade in your potatoes!

talexander

Talk about real Italian Mashed Potatoes~ Molto Bene

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February 28, 2007 at 03:40 pm by Kaitlin, 1601 views, 3 comments

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