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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Thomas

Primary school evacuated after student brings in a grenade for show and tell

Bomb disposal experts were called in to deal with the device (not pictured) - (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

A primary school in Derbyshire has had to be evacuated after a student brought a grenade in for a Second World War show and tell assembly, it has been reported.

Students and staff at Osmaston CofE Primary Care School, in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, were evacuated on Friday, and bomb disposal experts were called in.

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