Fla. Taco Bell Evacuates Over WWII Grenade

A Taco Bell restaurant in Ocala, Florida, was evacuated when a fisherman called police to say that he had a rusted World War II hand grenade in the trunk of his car, ABC News reported on Sunday.

The man had reeled in the grenade, along with other rusted pieces of metal, while fishing with a magnet in nearby Ocklawaha on Saturday, according to police. He first drove 17 miles to the restaurant before contacting the police.

A bomb squad responded and removed the grenade from the man’s truck without incident, The Orlando Sentinel reported.

The Taco Bell was then reopened to the public.

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