A school with 800 students has been evacuated after the discovery of two hand grenades in the nearby Hässleholmen neighborhood of Sweden. The alarm sounded at 7.39am on Wednesday when police received reports of a suspected dangerous object at a residential address, prompting swift action to secure the area.
Officers immediately established a 100-meter cordon around the site, urging residents to shelter in place as the national bomb squad raced to the scene. Fredrik Svedemyr, police press spokesperson, emphasising the need for public cooperation, said: “We have cordoned off a risk area… and we have alerted the national bomb squad. “We need to work with this in a safe way.”
Tragedy was narrowly averted when a second grenade was uncovered shortly after, heightening the urgency. Nearby Bodaskolan, a comprehensive F-9 school, was fully evacuated at police request, with students, teachers, and parents barred from leaving until the threat cleared.
School administrator Susanne Karlsson reassured: “All students, parents, and teachers have been informed… Staff are circulating… Everything according to our routines.”
No injuries were reported, and the motive behind the grenades remains under investigation. Updates are ongoing as experts neutralise the explosives.
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