{"id":308992,"date":"2026-10-18T00:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T00:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/308992\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T00:16:08","slug":"bomb-squad-responds-to-grenade-found-on-hiking-trail-in-allegheny-county-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/308992\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb squad responds to grenade found on hiking trail in Allegheny County park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Pa. \u2014 The Allegheny County Bomb Squad responded to a park on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">First responders were sent to Harrison Hills Park at 11:42 a.m. after someone found an \u201cunknown item\u201d on a hiking trail, according to a release from Harrison Hills VFC No. 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Allegheny County police and the bomb squad also responded due to potential hazards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Authorities closed the park until about 3 p.m. during the incident. Officials say no one was injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Allegheny County police are investigating. 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