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Imphal: A hand grenade along with a warning note allegedly linked to the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party (People's War Group) was found at Vishal Mega Mart in Manipur's Thoubal district on Thursday morning, officials said.

Police and a bomb disposal squad rushed to the spot after receiving information about the explosive device at the store located opposite Thoubal Police Station along National Highway 102.

Bomb disposal personnel later defused the grenade safely.

According to officials, the warning note recovered from the site read: "KCP (PWG) Next Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Blasts." Authorities suspect the device was planted by cadres of the banned KCP-PWG outfit.

The Vishal Me...