A LIVE hand grenade was discovered in a house in Netherton.
The grenade, which was found to be live by bomb disposal experts, was discovered at a property in Round Street, Netherton on Saturday May 11.
Police placed a cordon around the house after being called at around 10.30am.
A team from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal assessed the device and discovered it was live.
The grenade was then taken to nearby Netherton Park where is was safely deactivated in a controlled explosion.
A police spokesperson said: "A cordon was put in place around a property in Round Street, Netherton after a suspected hand grenade was discovered on Saturday 11 May at around 10.30am.
"EOD assessed the device, which was found to be live. It was taken from the house to a location where it was safely de-activated."
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