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Church in Paris evacuated after elderly woman discovers grenades
A church in Paris was evacuated after an elderly woman brought two grenades to the priest. The items were found in her apartment building.
On Sunday morning, the Notre-Dame-de-la-Gare church in the 13th arrondissement of Paris was evacuated. An elderly woman had found two grenades in the communal area of her apartment building and decided to bring them to the church to show the priest.
The priest immediately alerted the emergency services, who responded to the alarm. As a result, approximately one hundred parishioners had to be evacuated from the church.
According to reports from several media outlets, including Le Figaro, there were notable scenes in the church during the evacuation. The situation drew the attention of the authorities, who ensured the safety of those present in the church.
There were no reports of injuries during the incident, but the police and security services confiscated the grenades for further investigation. The exact nature of the grenades remains unknown.