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Overath (dpa / lnw) - Children playing have found four American hand grenades from the Second World War in a forest in Overath near Cologne.

The grenades lay under leaves on the forest floor.

Fortunately, the children became suspicious of the find on Saturday evening and alerted the police, said a spokeswoman for the fire department on Monday.

The munitions disposal service of the Düsseldorf district government blew up the grenades on Sunday morning.

Press release from the fire brigade