New York, May 5, SPA -- Two small makeshift grenades explodedoutside the British Consulate early Thursday, causingslight damage to the building but injuring no one,officials said. The blasts occurred at 3:50 a.m. (0750GMT) and originatedinside a cement flower box outside the consulate in midtownManhattan, said police department spokesman Noel Waters. Police said the devices were both toy grenades that hadbeen altered to explode by the addition of black gunpowder.Police made the conclusion after piecing together theshrapnel. They estimated that one was the size of a pineapple; theother the size of a lemon. The blasts shattered a panel of glass in the building'sfront door and ripped a one-foot chunk from the planter.The department's bomb squad was at the scene and streetswere closed in the area. Investigators with flashlights searched the sidewalkoutside the building before dawn, The Associated Press reported.--SPA1349 Local Time 1049 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/260140
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