Hand grenade found – E65: an cordoned off – Aftonbladet

A sharp hand grenade found in Ystad.

Police cordoned off the E65: an, but it has now been able to open again when the shell is secured.

– It is described as some kind of grenade-like object, said Kim Hild on the police.

at 13 o’clock alerted police about an unknown object on the E65: an in Ystad. The police bomb team was sent to the scene of an investigation and the road was sealed off.

– Full roundabout is blocked as a preventive measure, we do not want to take unnecessary risks so you’ll probably choose another route if you’re driving around it, says Kim Hild, press spokesman at the police region South.

After one hour, the bomb group noted that in the case of a sharp hand grenade.

– it has now been secured by bomb group to move it.

the barriers had been under the transport Administration major impact on traffic. The object was discovered at Dag Hammarskjold road at the height of the roundabout at Statoil / McDonalds and police urged those who could to take another route.

At 14:30 o’clock was the grenade secured and the road could be opened to traffic again, police said . It is still unclear how the grenade landed in the roundabout.