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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Several homes have been evacuated in northwest Washington, D.C., after a grenade was found at a park.
U.S. Park Police spokesman Sgt. Robert Lachance says a maintenance worker found the explosive Wednesday morning at Rock Creek Park. He says authorities determined it's a grenade and a police bomb squad is working to remove it.
Some nearby homes have been evacuated as a precaution, but Lachance didn't know exactly how many.
Police temporarily closed 16th Street, a busy commuter route, and two side streets
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several homes were evacuated near Rock Creek Park after a grenade was found in a ball field near 16th Street in northwest Washington.
U.S. Park Police spokesman Sgt. Robert Lachance says a National Park Service maintenance worker discovered the explosive about 8 a.m. Wednesday.
He says authorities determined it's a real grenade. A D.C. police bomb squad is working to remove it.
Police temporarily closed 16th Street, a busy commuter route. Lachance says two side streets remain closed.
Some homes along Kennedy Place were evacuated as a precaution.
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