Searches continue to find 'potentially viable' hand grenades found in Worcestershire canal
Searches to safely locate five potentially viable hand grenades found in a canal in Worcestershire have continued today.
Police were alerted, at around 6pm on Friday, June 20, that seven suspected hand grenades had been discovered by a man magnet fishing in the canal on Lea End Lane in Hopwood.
Two were left on the bank, but police say it appears the man left the area with a number of other devices.
Chief Superintendent Damian Pettit said: 'Extensive searches and CCTV enquiries are being carried out so that we can locate these suspected hand grenades and make them safe.
'Our priority is the safety of our communities, and it is vital the person who may have these devices does not move them and contacts the police immediately.'
'I am appealing to both the man directly and anyone who may have information that would help identify him, to contact us. It is imperative that these devices are found and the potential threat they could pose to the public is removed.
'My priority is to avoid harm to that person or anyone who may come within proximity to the grenades knowingly or unknowingly. Please do not fear any consequences of contacting the police'
The devices on the bank were safely detonated by Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
The initial description police have of the man is that he is around 50 years old with grey hair. At the time of the discovery he was wearing green trousers.
He may be a frequent magnet fisher in the area and we ask anyone who may know of people in this community to contact police as soon as possible.
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