Man Sledgehammers Grenade, Dies in Blast
A man was killed in a workshop on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro when he tried to open what police believe was a rocket-propelled grenade with a sledgehammer.
The workshop was destroyed and several cars parked outside caught fire. Another man who was in the shop was taken to a hospital with severe burns, an officer said.
Police found several unexploded army-issue rocket-propelled grenades in the workshop. They believe the ammunition had been brought there by scavengers wanting to sell it as scrap metal.
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