WWII Grenade Found By Dog In Germany

BERLIN — A dog playing fetch in Germany has found and delivered to its owner a U.S. hand grenade from World War II. Police in the western town of Erkrath said Monday they were called by the dog's 40-year-old owner who stopped walking her pooch when she recognized the "rusty" object it was carrying was a weapon. Police summoned a munitions expert Sunday to identify and defuse the grenade.

Grenades and bombs left over from World War II are still often found in Germany.

Sometimes whole streets in neighborhoods are evacuated so that such devices can be safely defused.

Comments

[LMPE]

Another day in Europe.

[Pragman]

One thing that sucks about living in the US is that there isn't all kinds of cool unexploded ordnance laying around.

[ThankGodforAtheists]

Another clear example of a story with inaccurate photo.

[jdevans]

If the dog found a US hand grenade, why is the photo of a German hand grenade?

[jrb35]

Too bad the lazy research staff at HuffPost decided to put up a picture of a German "potato masher" stick grenade when the story clearly indicates that it was an American grenade that was found.

[CigarGod]

This gives us an idea what is happening and what the future will bring in..Iraq, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Vietnam, ......

[Copeword]

Was the dog a German Sheppard?

[dizzypdx]

No, it had to be a weimaraner. They both fetch and are smart enough to safely return an explosive.