Auckland International Airport, New Zealand a routine inspection of a package within the airport's mail center turned up a hand grenade. The discovery prompted an evacuation of the building and a call to the police. The local police dispatched to the scene along with an EOD unit for technical support. After further investigation, it was determined that the WWI era hand grenade was inert.

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Fromelles, France Almost 92 years ago a fierce battle between the Allies and the Germans occurred in Fromelles, France where thousands of Allied troops were killed over a two day period. Following the bloody battle, the Germans reportedly dug eight pits to bury the dead Allied soldiers and battlefield debris.

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Anchorage, Alaska A joint U.S. and Japanese search team has traveled to Attu Island in Alaska to search for remains of troops killed in action during WWII. It is estimated that 540 America and 2,300 Japanese soldiers were killed when the U.S. recaptured the island in 1943. The team is reportedly taking safety precautions due to concerns over the potential for encountering UXO. The team will use GPR survey equipment to help locate buried remains as well as to avoid potential UXO.

Macon, Georgia The U.S. Attorney's Office of Georgia (Middle District) issued a federal indictment to Pyrotechnic Specialties, Inc specifically naming the company, its CEO, and three employees. The charges listed in the indictment included money laundering and conspiracy to defraud the government related to the sale of allegedly faulty pyrotechnic grenades to the FBI.

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Durham, North Carolina  The Durham County Bomb Squad responded to the VA hospital in Durham when workers there discovered a pint of crystallized picric acid in a storage shed. The picric acid stored at the facility was technically creatnine, which is a form of picric acid used in the process of detecting kidney disease.

Picric acid, which is also used in the manufacture of certain explosives and munitions, can crystallize over time. When this happens, it becomes a highly sensitive explosive which creates an extreme explosive safety hazard.

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