Grenade explodes on Burnley golf course

Press Releasein Golf

An explosion caused by a grenade left a huge crater in a golf course green.

Detectives have launched an investigation after a two-foot wide crater was discovered at Burnley Golf Club in Glen View Road.

They said the grenade was issued to the British Army and believe it could have been taken by a soldier who brought it home on leave.

Officers were called to the scene by the club when they discovered the giant hole on the sixth green shortly after 11am on Sunday.

See the following link for the rest of the article:-The Burnley Citizen

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