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Grenade-shaped cologne raises stink in Brazil
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Published: August 27, 2009
SAO PAULO - Talk about making a stink.
A grenade-shaped bottle left under a busy bridge closed a major thoroughfare and brought police to investigate — only to discover that it contained French cologne.
The black bottle of Arsenal cologne by the design house of Gilles Cantuel looked realistic enough for police to halt rush-hour traffic Thursday morning.
The result was a three-mile (five-kilometer) traffic jam in South America's biggest city — already known for its congested streets.
It wasn't clear if the bottle was left as a practical joke or for more sinister reasons, police investigator Renato Fernandes told the Globo news Web site.
Police have made no arrests in the case.
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