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| Woman's fingertip blown off by grenade blast at show | Woman's fingertip blown off by grenade blast at show |
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| A woman had part of her finger blown off when a grenade shell she bought at a military show exploded in her hand. | A woman had part of her finger blown off when a grenade shell she bought at a military show exploded in her hand. |
| Sarah Bluck, from Sheerness, Kent, also suffered burns to her stomach, legs and arms during the incident at the War and Peace Revival show in Folkestone. | Sarah Bluck, from Sheerness, Kent, also suffered burns to her stomach, legs and arms during the incident at the War and Peace Revival show in Folkestone. |
| She bought the device, she thought was harmless, from a stall on Saturday but it went off as she inspected it. | She bought the device, she thought was harmless, from a stall on Saturday but it went off as she inspected it. |
| The trade stand owner said it would be inappropriate to comment while investigations were under way. | The trade stand owner said it would be inappropriate to comment while investigations were under way. |
| The 48-year-old military enthusiast told BBC South East she was buying four empty grenade casings, to add to her military collection, but realised too late that one of them was a loaded stun grenade. | The 48-year-old military enthusiast told BBC South East she was buying four empty grenade casings, to add to her military collection, but realised too late that one of them was a loaded stun grenade. |
| She said there was a second explosion after she threw the device into her tent. | |
| 'Totally unexpected' | 'Totally unexpected' |
| "I tried to wrap my hand up with my sleeping bag, but all I could do was call for help," she added. | "I tried to wrap my hand up with my sleeping bag, but all I could do was call for help," she added. |
| "I've been around explosives long enough to deal with pyrotechnics and thunder flashes and smoke grenades in the past. | "I've been around explosives long enough to deal with pyrotechnics and thunder flashes and smoke grenades in the past. |
| "This was just totally unexpected." | "This was just totally unexpected." |
| Ms Bluck, who was staying at the site and was there to display her Russian motorbike, was injured at about 06:30 BST, before the event opened to the public. | Ms Bluck, who was staying at the site and was there to display her Russian motorbike, was injured at about 06:30 BST, before the event opened to the public. |
| Kent Police were called to the scene and isolated the area with a safety cordon before calling the bomb squad. | Kent Police were called to the scene and isolated the area with a safety cordon before calling the bomb squad. |
| Event organiser Rex Cadman said thunder flashes were often used but the device which exploded was "definitely not" part of any of the show's displays or events. | Event organiser Rex Cadman said thunder flashes were often used but the device which exploded was "definitely not" part of any of the show's displays or events. |
| The five-day show is billed as the biggest military vehicle and living history event of its kind in the world. | The five-day show is billed as the biggest military vehicle and living history event of its kind in the world. |
| It was staged in Folkestone for the first time this year after moving from the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood, where it had been held for 30 years. | It was staged in Folkestone for the first time this year after moving from the Hop Farm in Paddock Wood, where it had been held for 30 years. |
| The programme includes re-enactments of battles from both World Wars, as well as depictions of life on the Home Front. | The programme includes re-enactments of battles from both World Wars, as well as depictions of life on the Home Front. |