A 31-year-old man who was seriously injured this Saturday when a device he manipulated exploded in the municipality of Pelayos de la Presa. In addition, he has been arrested for illegal possession of explosives.
The man had in his possession 12 grenades, which have been destroyed by the Explosives Deactivation Team of the Armed Institute. The grenade that exploded when I was handling it is from the Civil War, says the Civil Guard explosives technician. The injured man has been transferred by helicopter to La Paz hospital in Madrid. The explosion took place in the crossing of San Pelayo around 13:45 p.m.