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Explosives ‘resembling hand grenades’ found in car that fled B.C. police

RCMP confirm several items that resembled hand grenades contained explosives
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The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP found several explosive devices after conducting a traffic stop in Spallumcheen Monday night, Jan. 22, 2024. (Black Press file photo)

A traffic stop in Spallumcheen turned up several improvised explosive devices Monday night.

The Vernon North Okanagan RCMP says an officer conducted the traffic stop with a suspicious vehicle on Reservoir Road around 11:45 p.m. Jan. 22.

The vehicle had failed to stop for police in Vernon earlier in the evening and the driver was taken into custody without incident.

While searching the vehicle, the officer found several items that resembled hand grenades.

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Brendan Shykora

About the Author: Brendan Shykora

I started as a carrier at the age of 8. In 2019 graduated from the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University.
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