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by Randy Cassingham

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A maintenance man at the Gadsden (N.M.) Middle School was naturally fairly concerned when he found a grenade in the building. Well, maybe more inquisitive than concerned: “he pulled the [pin] because he was curious what would happen,” a police investigator says. The grenade turned out to be a tear gas canister, and it immediately ignited and contaminated the entire building. Maintenance man Peter Flores was hospitalized with minor injuries. School officials say it’s a “big mystery” where the gas bomb came from. No students were in the building during the incident. (Las Cruces Sun-News) ...Then look for a hidden camera.
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