Grenades found in Sarasota student’s backpack, police say

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — Grenades were found inside of a Sarasota Military Academy student’s backpack on Tuesday.

The Sarasota Police Department was called to the school just after 11 a.m. after a student’s backpack was deemed to be suspicious.

Students and faculty in the nearest building were moved to another area as a precaution.

Police shut down Orange Avenue between 8th Street and 10th Street as they investigated. A bomb squad from another law enforcement agency was called to examine the backpack…

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