
So I spent an extra 2 hours getting home tonight....
date night....because of a grenade...
yes I said grenade....
no
date night.....
Grenade shuts down I-5 in San Clemente
Posted: Feb 26, 2010 2:10 PM PST
Updated: Feb 26, 2010 5:32 PM PST
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. (AP) - Traffic is moving again in both directions on Interstate 5 in San Clemente after authorities safely detonated a military grenade found on the freeway.
All northbound and southbound lanes were closed around 11:40 a.m. Friday after motorists notified the California Highway Patrol that an explosive device was sitting on the roadway. All lanes were reopened about two hours later.
The CHP says a bomb squad robot safely moved the grenade to the shoulder and placed a protective covering over it.
CHP Officer Chris Goodwin says a sheriff's bomb squad later detonated the device and determined it was an inert military grenade with no explosives inside.
The shutdown caused a traffic backup of about six miles.
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