JohnCenaFan28
03-24-2009, 07:13 AM
Bomb disposal teams were called in and buildings evacuated after a Monty Python film prop was mistaken for a hand grenade.
Water company engineers spotted the object when they lifted up a fire hydrant cover on a street in Shoreditch, east London.
The road was cordoned off and a nearby pub was evacuated amid fears that the "grenade" could explode, reports the Daily Telegraph.
But after nearly an hour, bomb experts realised it was in fact a copy of the 'Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch' used by Eric Idle to slaughter a killer rabbit in Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
The prop has become a popular in-joke among Python fans and replicas can be bought on eBay for as little as £14.
An Islington police spokeswoman confirmed the device was a toy and had been no danger to the public
Local businesses criticised the police for taking so long to realise there was no threat.
Alberto Romanelli, owner of the Windmill put that was evacuated, said: "I lost a good hour's worth of business."
-Nova
Water company engineers spotted the object when they lifted up a fire hydrant cover on a street in Shoreditch, east London.
The road was cordoned off and a nearby pub was evacuated amid fears that the "grenade" could explode, reports the Daily Telegraph.
But after nearly an hour, bomb experts realised it was in fact a copy of the 'Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch' used by Eric Idle to slaughter a killer rabbit in Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
The prop has become a popular in-joke among Python fans and replicas can be bought on eBay for as little as £14.
An Islington police spokeswoman confirmed the device was a toy and had been no danger to the public
Local businesses criticised the police for taking so long to realise there was no threat.
Alberto Romanelli, owner of the Windmill put that was evacuated, said: "I lost a good hour's worth of business."
-Nova