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Warning as 'explosive' hand grenades wash up on US beach

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Police have issued a warning to the public about multiple explosive hand grenades washing up on a beach in Oregon.

On Tuesday, officers were called out after multiple reports of explosive hand grenades washed ashore in the Newport area.

Officers found three separate devices, which bomb squad experts later seized.

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A photo of the Simulator Hand Grenade M116A on beach.

Oregon police warned the public after multiple 'explosive' hand grenades washed up on the beach shore in Newport area Newport Police Department

A label on the white hand grenades, known as a Simulator Hand Grenade M116A, reads "Warning Explosive."

Newport police have warned people not to touch the device if they find one.

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