Construction workers at the San Diego International Airport’s Terminal 1 dug up a grenade Thursday, prompting a response from law enforcement.

NBC 7 reported that construction workers at the San Diego International Airport's Terminal 1 dug up a hand grenade. The grenade was later found to be an old inert training tool that posed no threat to anyone as it did not have the potential ever to explode.

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The incident did not impact the airport's operations since the ordnance did not have the capability to explode, the Port says.

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In a surprising discovery, construction workers at San Diego International Airport unearthed what they believe to be "an old, inert hand grenade" in the area of Terminal 1, a spokesperson for the Port of San Diego confirmed Thursday afternoon.