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Discovery of empty rocket shell causes panic

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Press Trust of India Visakhapatnam
Discovery of an empty rocket shell created panic in the area near the Old Dairy Farm here today.

Locals who spotted it thought it was a bomb, and alerted the Arilova police.

Police summoned a bomb disposal squad, however it was found to be an empty shell.

An officer of Eastern Naval Command said it was a shell of indigenously-built Long Range Inert Rocket (LRIR), a practise rocket used by the Navy.

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First Published: Apr 24 2017 | 11:07 PM IST

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