Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Stop mailing fake grenades, Canadians told

ired of having its offices evacuated due to false alarms, Canada's postal system said on Monday it will no longer transport replica and inert military explosives.

Canada Post said that fake and inoperative grenades and artillery shells have caused "numerous" evacuations of post offices in recent years, which have disrupted the flow of mail and scared employees.

The statement did not say how many inert grenades and shells the post office has been handling.

Canada Post already prohibits the mailing of live grenades and other explosives.

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