Inactive hand grenade found outside an apartment building in Psychiko
File photo.
A bomb scare prompted a police response after a resident reported a suspicious object resembling a coffee box at the entrance of an apartment building on Amarillidos Street at 1 p.m. in the Athenian neighborhood of Psychiko.
The bomb scare in Psychiko turned out to be a false alarm, as the hand grenade discovered in a box at the entrance of an apartment building was old, rusty, and inactive.
Explosives experts had rushed to the scene, discovering an inactive hand grenade with a fuse inside.
Following investigations, authorities confirmed it posed no threat.
The cordoned-off area is now reopened.
