2 boxes of grenades found in Brooklyn home where woman, 98, resided: officials

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — Officials discovered two boxes of grenades inside the Brooklyn home of a late 98-year-old woman on Monday morning, authorities said.

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The discovery was made at around 9:15 a.m., while someone was cleaning out the basement of the residence located on 48th Street near Third Avenue in Sunset Park, police said.

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The NYPD’s Bomb Squad was called to the home where 10 inert training grenades were found, sources told the New York Post.

No further information was provided regarding the 98-year-old woman who resided in the home and died in March 2021.

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