A man in Stockholm picked up a suspected hand grenade from the ground that detonated in his hand Sunday, accidentally killing him and injuring his female companion near a subway station, Swedish police said. The blast took place about 11 a.m. just outside the Varby Gard subway station in Huddinge — a residential district in greater Stockholm, said regional police spokesman Sven-Erik Olsson. Swedish police cordon off the area outside the Varby Gard subway station, where there was an explosion on Sunday. Police said fragment damages on the victims and findings at the scene indicated the explosive could be a hand grenade, possibly an old one. Police checked in and around the subway station after the blast to make sure there were no additional explosive devices.

Source: CBC News January 07, 2018 14:37 UTC