Cleaning crews come across hand grenade inside north Harris County home, deputies say

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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A dangerous discovery was made as cleaning crews came across a hand grenade at a north Harris County home Friday morning, according to deputies.

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Harris County Constable Precinct 4 deputies responded to a home in the 1000 block of Woodchurch Lane, where a hand grenade was reportedly found by cleaning staff.

Pct. 4 Constable Herman shared images of the hand grenade lying on the grass on social media.

Deputies said a bomb squad arrived and safely removed it from the home.

The grenade was said to be later transported to a secured facility.

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