Military● Low1h ago · Nov 4, 2026, 7:20 AM
China says object resembling artillery shell found in Papua New Guinea is just a harmless ‘wine bottle’
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Independent World · Oceania
Police last week arrested four Chinese nationals after a large military-grade shell weighing 32kg was found at a construction site
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