A Republic Park, East Bank Demerara resident appears to have
narrowly escaped death by finding a grenade strapped beneath his
car.

A grenade strapped
beneath his car
A police press statement said that Tarachandra
Persaud of Republic Park, East Bank Demerara, was driving
his vehicle out of his residence about 10:30hrs yesterday when he
was alerted to an unusual sound coming from under the vehicle. On
checking, he observed a fragmentation grenade attached beneath it.
The police responded and removed the device. Investigations are
ongoing.
Wednesday,
August 05, 2009