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State Police neutralize explosive device in Limington

State Police neutralize explosive device in Limington

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Maine State Police say they successfully neutralized an explosive device in the town of Limington yesterday evening.

According to a press release, the Augusta Regional Communications Center received a report at around 5:30 from an individual who had found what they believed to be a grenade near a dumpster along the Number 1 Road.

After arriving on the scene, troopers identified the object as potentially hazardous and called in the Bomb Squad.

While technicians couldn’t determine the exact status of the energetic material inside, the item was still countercharged on site and deemed safe.

The device closely resembles a military-style M67 hand grenade, though it appeared to have been altered.

No other information has been released.

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