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Texas man finds live WWII grenades in estate sale box

The New York Post says the bomb squad responded after the man opened the box at home; officials praised the careful handling of unstable relics.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
Published 1:19 AM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “Texas man finds live World War II grenades in box he bought at estate sale, prompting bomb squad response”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 1:19 AM ET on BBN Overnight, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: Texas.

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New York PostTexas man finds live World War II grenades in box he bought at estate sale, prompting bomb squad response

What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA Texas man bought a box at an estate sale and found live World War Two grenades inside, and the bomb squad was called, the New York Post reports.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe walked into a house to buy somebody's old stuff and walked out with eighty-year-old explosives. That's a rough return policy.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe city says handling explosives that old, with unknown stability, is dangerous, precise work, and it credits the squad for the professionalism the city counts on.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentUnknown stability. Same as my sleep schedule.

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