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A fragmentary defensive grenade, was found this afternoon inside a home in the commune of La Cisterna, thanks to a complaint that reached the PDI.
According to the information provided by Mauricio Soto Cornejo, prefect of the South Metropolitan Prefecture of the PDI, the existence of the explosive was corroborated, so that Tedax personnel, dependent on the Specialized Brigade for Investigation and Deactivation of Explosive Devices, arrived at the house located at 18 Gran Avenida. .
Vehicles and pedestrians near the site were cut off and the explosive was controlled, which “it works like an active grenadeMeanwhile, its origin and manufacture is under investigation and it was reported to the South Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office. “
“We have spoken with the accused, who points out that it is a grenade that he has had for a long time and that he was unaware that being with all its components was active,” said the prefect.
Meanwhile, it was highlighted that the grenade when exploding in an open territory its fragments reach a 200 meter radius. “Being inside the house and if it exploded, it would have been contained within the room,” the PDI officer explained.
The defendant has a history of robbery and injuries; also in the home where there were children, drugs and a pellet-type pistol were found.
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