A Ukrainian man was found panicking holding a live hand grenade after his friend purposely handed him one over a fight. The man's friend who is a soldier in the Ukrainian army pulled the pin out of the grenade and gave it to his friend before running off. The incident happened in Dnipro city located in southeastern Ukraine's Dnipropetrovsk Oblast region.

The man said that his soldier friend asked him to hold something and thinking it to be a mobile phone, he took it in his hand only to realise it was a 'live' grenade. Although he pressed down the safety lever to stop it detonating, he realised he could not hold it for long. He began shouting for helping to alert the passerby.

Police were soon informed and they arrived at the scene immediately. One of the cops helped in holding the grenade's safety lever and even used sticky tape to secure their hands so it does not slip off until the bomb squad arrive.

Bomb squad experts arrived to find that grenade was a replica and did not contain any explosive inside. The soldier was arrested from his home later and will face up to seven years in jail if convicted. After the terrible ordeal, the victim was seen smoking a cigarette. Several times int he past, cruel pranks have costed people dearly. The soldier may be punished for creating a panicky situation among the civilians and the police.

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