Geneva, Aug 13, 2026 (AFP) - Zurich swimmers find live hand grenade on riverbed

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2026-08-13

Swimmers in a Zurich river bathing area spotted a live hand grenade on Thursday, police in Switzerland's biggest city said. The device, from the former Yugoslavia, was recovered and detonated by experts. Nobody was injured. Morning bathers at the Unterer Letten site reported seeing what looked like a hand grenade at the bottom of the River Limmat, police said. Police divers conducted a reconnaissance mission and confirmed it was indeed a hand gre......

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