Practice grenade found at elementary school in Yangpyeong-gun, students sent home

Police and military personnel responded Wednesday after students discovered what appeared to be a practice grenade at an elementary school in Yangpyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province.

Students found the grenade on a hillside behind the school's parking lot at around 2:11 p.m. Wednesday and reported it to authorities.

The grenade had a safety pin and ring attached. The body of the device bore a yellow stripe and the word "yeonseupyong," meaning "for practice," written in hangul.

Police and military authorities secured the scene and sent the remaining students home. A search of the surrounding area for additional hazardous objects is underway. No injuries have been reported.

An Army explosive ordnance disposal team collected the grenade and plans to investigate whether it poses any actual risk of detonation and how it came to be at the site.