Grenade fragments found

Mervin Adams

Fragments of a grenade were discovered at the scene of an explosion at the Stabroek Market Square yesterday, which killed one man and injured 18 other persons, according to the police.
A press release issued hours after the explosion, said the dead man, who was known as ‘American’ was holding the grenade in his hand when it exploded taking with it his left hand and partially damaging his face.

Up to the time the release was issued at 6.38 pm, police investigators were still at the Stabroek Market Square stall combing it and the immediate