grenade
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One of the family's lawyers, Bertrand Wattez, said the boy, Evan, denied the police account, relayed by prosecutors, that he had tried to pick up the grenade when it went off on October 5.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
However, a witness told local media that the teenager did not pick up the grenade.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
A police union source said he picked up a sting-ball grenade fired by riot officers.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Within the Sheriff’s Department, there are also two criminal investigations underway — one into the deputies’ deaths and another into the disappearance of a second grenade.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Becca, who was holding her taco like it was a grenade about to explode hot sauce and lettuce, widened her eyes.
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
He has repeatedly said he would not give up "intermediate" crowd-control means, such as grenades and tear gas.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
Such moments of barbed humor are infrequent in “Fatherland,” but Pawlikowski wields them like grenades, shattering the stifling niceties enveloping Thomas and Erika.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Nunez told France 2 that officers could use stun grenades in case of "extremely serious urban violence".
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Police have since been banned from using stun grenades at school protests.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
They fashioned guns out of sticks or folded paper, and grenades out of old water bottles.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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