NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) - Police say a grenade found in the trash outside a Newington gym was inert and did not pose a danger. Police say an employee of LA Fitness on the Berlin Turnpike was taking out the trash at about 8 a.m. Thursday and noticed what appeared to be a grenade with the pin still in on top of the garbage bins. The building was evacuated and the bomb squad was dispatched to the scene.
A nearby gas station was also evacuated. Sgt. Chris Perry says the experts determined that it was a training grenade that did not contain any explosives. Police are checking surveillance video from the area to see who placed the object in the trash.
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