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A Marine Corps bomb unit was called in by California police who found an Iraqi-style rocket propelled grenade stashed in a stolen van.
The weapon was detonated Friday inside the vehicle, which had been reported stolen a few weeks ago and had just been returned to its owner, the Orange County (Calif.) Register reported Saturday.
Ernie Adkins of Laguna Niguel, Calif., was inspecting his newly returned customized Ford E350 van when he found the weapon in the overhead rack.
Orange County bomb squad deputies summoned Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton, who likely had a lot more experience with the weapons known as RPGs, a favorite of Iraqi insurgents.
There was no word on how much damage was caused to Adkins' van or how the RPG got there.
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