Grenade found near school detonated

Rusted grenade found behind Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary School in Miami

MIAMI – Police detonated a grenade found near an elementary school in Miami on Thursday evening.

The rusted grenade with its pin still inside it was found on the property of a home across the street from Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary School at 840 NE 87th Street.

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People at the school and inside nearby homes were forced to evacuate.

The bomb squad was called to where the grenade was found and detonated it.