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Mr.Buttocks · **Man dies opening grenade with sledgehammer -** 08-09-2006, 04:13 AM

[quote:fd7cd]RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian man died on Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.

Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told Reuters. The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire.

Police found several unexploded army issue rocket-propelled grenades in the workshop. They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell them as scrap metal, but they also are investigating a possible link to Rio's heavily armed drug gangs who often raid military bases.

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Mr.Buttocks is Offline Major General Posts: 12,924 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Continent of Africa	Man dies opening grenade with sledgehammer - 08-09-2006, 04:13 AM [quote:fd7cd]RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian man died on Tuesday when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer in a mechanical workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Another man who was in the workshop at the time of the explosion was rushed to a hospital with severe burns, a police officer told Reuters. The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire. Police found several unexploded army issue rocket-propelled grenades in the workshop. They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell them as scrap metal, but they also are investigating a possible link to Rio's heavily armed drug gangs who often raid military bases. [url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060809/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_brazil_grenade;_ylt=AgsMuh_idVlAGiiz7e3ZR WtvaA8F;_ylu=X3oDMTA0cDJlYmhvBHNlYwM-:fd7cd]Link![/url:fd7cd][/quote:fd7cd]