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Bomb squad sent to Black Country house after grenade found

A Black Country house was sealed off and the bomb squad called when a Second World War grenade was found.

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The bomb disposal team arrives on School Street in Wednesbury to disable the device

A bomb disposal team was sent to School Street in Kings Hill, Wednesbury, on Sunday after the grenade was found during a house clearance.

The team sealed off the address at 2.30pm and assessed the device.

A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "A WW2 device was found in a house clearance on School Street, Kings Hill, Wednesbury at 2.30pm on August 29.

"The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team attended and confirmed this was a deactivated and decommissioned grenade."