How not to throw a hand grenade
A trainee police officer in Brazil sends classmates scrambling for cover as she practices
5:10PM BST 25 Apr 2014
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This trainee police officer in Brazil looks destined for desk duty after spectacularly failing to toss a live hand grenade at a target during an exercise.
Video has emerged of the female candidate, wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with Military Police of Rio de Janeiro, standing beside an instructor in army fatigues as he points out a target.
A group of at least 20 students look on as the woman takes aim at a bank a short distance away.
Summoning all her strength, she swings round missing the target and instead flinging the live grenade at the crowd and at police vehicle parked behind her.
The grenade can be seen exploding moments later as students scramble for cover.
