Ranting man’s knife was visible — his hand grenade wasn’t

[Are_grits_groceries]

Center City employees and shoppers were given quite a scare this morning by a man who was ranting and wielding a knife for nearly an hour at 8th and Market streets, police said.

What they didn't see was the hand grenade that police later recovered from his bag.

Witnesses said that the man, with the knife pulled, began ranting on the sidewalk shortly after 8 a.m., but police weren't contacted for nearly an hour, said police spokeswoman Officer Tania Little.

When police arrived, they saw the man threatening passers-by with a large army knife. Authorities detained the man and found a hand grenade inside a camouflage backpack he wore, Little said.

Members of the bomb squad were alerted and the surrounding area was closed down, Little said. The grenade was later determined to be a practice round.

The man, who has not been charged, was taken to Pennsylvania Hospital for psychiatric evaluation. *

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20090611_Ranting_mans_knife_was_visible__his_hand_grenade_wasnt.htm

Out of control!

[billyoc]

1. Oh! Wasn't expecting the hand grenade!

:wtf:

[davepc]

2. Good thing he didn't throw it at somebody and cause a bump on the head.

OMG A HANDGRENADE!!!@#$!%$!$!

that doesn't have any explosives or a fuse.

[Duckhunter935]

4. one of those desk please take a number deals

Just take it off the wood base

[stray cat]

3. Thats one reason police worry if they see someone who appears violent

even if he isn't pointing an assault rifle at anyone.

[tularetom]

5. Did the hand grenade look like this

The Holy hand Grenade of Antioch

Here's another story about it:

Pub Evacuated After Monty Python Prop Mistaken for Grenade

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5018294/Pub-evacuated-after-Monty-Python-prop-mistaken-for-grenade.html

[Blue_Tires]

6. "Brick...Where'd you get a hand grenade?"

"I don't know!"