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Century-old grenade found in Jerusalem wall

Israel's antiquities agency says workers found a century-old hand grenade in Jerusalem's Old City.

The Israel Antiquities Authority says workers doing restoration at the city's historic stone walls were digging through crushed stone when they found a "fist-sized chunk of metal."

The antiquities agency said on Wednesday the workers concluded it was a grenade hidden there about 100 years ago....
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