Grenade in the hand
READ THIS UNBELIEVABLE STORY: This is the horrifying moment a GRENADE was blasted through the hand of an army cadet where it became wedged tight after having been fired from a grenade launcher.Fortunately, the grenade did not explode in the dramatic incident which happened during military exercises.The cadet was taking part in an exercise when the explosive device was accidentally fired into his hand from a grenade launcher. His shocked fellow soldiers raised the alarm and paramedics, police and the bomb squad quickly arrived on the scene.Picture taken by police officers show the young man lying face down, covered by protective bulletproof blankets, as a brave bomb squad officer kneels beside him to disarm the device. The VOG-25P type grenade, which is a bouncing grenade with a small explosive charge in the tip, and which can be clearly seen protruding through both sides of his hand in the photographs, was safely removed and destroyed.The young soldier survived the horrific accident and is being treated for his injuries in hospital.You can say that luck was truly on his side! :)
