CNN —A man was killed and three other people were injured after a hand grenade accidentally exploded at a house party in Croatia Saturday, authorities said.
The 25-year-old died after another man, also aged 25, handed him the Yugoslavia-era weapon during the party in the city of Knin, police said.
“Due to improper handling, the grenade accidentally detonated in the hands of the deceased 25-year-old,” the police said in a statement, according to CNN affiliate N1.
A large number of weapons ended up in private hands in Croatia following the country’s War of Independence between 1991 and 1995.
Police in the Sibenik-Knin region, where Saturday’s incident occurred, said more than 5,000 items have been handed to authorities in the region this year alone.
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