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Delhi security scare: Live grenade recovered from Red Fort

Security agencies in the national capital went into a frenzy after a live grenade was found on the premises of…

Delhi security scare: Live grenade recovered from Red Fort

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Security agencies in the national capital went into a frenzy after a live grenade was found on the premises of the iconic Red Fort here, officials said.

The grenade was found on Thursday evening while a well on the premises of the fort was being cleaned, triggering a security scare.

Found by the Archaeological Survey of India officials, the Delhi Police along with the Central Industrial Security Force were immediately alerted.

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Police cordoned off the area while the elite National Security Guard (NSG) was called in, said a senior police officer.

The NSG commandos safely removed the grenade from the site on Friday.

In February, the police discovered explosives from another well of the same fort complex during a clean up drive.

The Red Fort is one of the heavily secured monuments of Delhi after it was attacked by the Lashkar-e-Taiba in December 2000. The attack left two soldiers and a civilian dead.

(With inputs from agencies)

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