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Box Of Grenades Donated To Thrift Store

Bomb Squad Responds

Posted: 9:33 pm EST March 4, 2008Updated: 9:56 pm EST March 4, 2008

Employees at the Goodwill on Finley Street in Rostraver received a scare when they found a box full of grenades mixed in with their donations.

The Allegheny County Bomb Squad received the call to assist Rostraver police with the incident at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday.

Employees were evacuated to the nearby Hoss's Restaurant while emergency workers secured the area.

Shortly afterward, police determined that the grenades were not explosive and they likely came from an Army/Navy Surplus store.

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