A woman digging in her garden unearthed a hand grenade with the pin in place.

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She carried it to a downtown fire station Tuesday. Fire Capt. Brett Rock said fire-fighters gingerly placed it in a vacant room and locked the door. Bomb technicians from the police department were called in.Bomb technician Ray Dalling inspected the device and determined it was a dud, said police Lt. Jim Jensen. The woman told officials she does not know how the dud got in her garden.

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