Grenade-like object non-lethal explosive substance: Police

Chennai: A grenade-like object found at the Meenambakkam airport here on Tuesday sparked off a security alert, but police said it was a "non-lethal explosive substance" used by armed personnel for training purposes.
Police officials told PTI that the material, which had numericals to certify its make, was found to have been made in Sivakasi, the fireworks hub of Tamil Nadu.
"It is a non-lethal explosive material used by military and para-military personnel for training purposes. It had a wick connected to it which means it could be used after lighting it," they said.
Officials said they were looking into how the object, which has been taken to a safer place, found its way into the airport car parking area, from where it was recovered after a driver alerted the airport officials.
Earlier, Personnel from Bomb Disposal Squad of the CISF and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) cordoned off the area before taking the object to a safer zone.
30/06/09 PTI/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Jul 2009, Safety Jul 2009