The magnetic fishermen then called in the police, which closed part of the Prinsengracht with ribbon. “The men searched for finds in the water all day with fish magnets,” a resident of the street told AT5. “They have taken out a lot of bicycles, but also a grenade! This is now in a bucket on the canal. The police are now on the spot and has dropped the canal.”
In the first instance, an explosive scout from the police came to view the grenade. He soon left the Explosives Clearance Service of Defense (EOD) come. “Two men were (unprotected) busy, so no danger, it seems to me. Now bomb along in car, everything released again,” said another resident.
The EOD will explode the grenade in a safe place. This is usually done at Amsterdam finds in the western port area.
It regularly happens that magnetic fishermen find explosives or weapons in canals.