China rejects PNG artillery claim, says object is a wine bottle that ‘poses no danger’

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China's embassy in Papua New Guinea disputed reports that a suspected Chinese-made artillery shell was found in a shipping container in Port Moresby, saying it was a shell-shaped wine bottle. The embassy said it was awaiting the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary's findings.

China’s embassy in Papua New Guinea has disputed reports that a suspected Chinese-made artillery shell was found in a shipping container in Port Moresby, saying the object was instead a shell-shaped wine bottle. The embassy said in a social media post on Tuesday it was awaiting the official findings of an investigation by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (RPNGC). It cited an on-site verification by a company involved in the case, which said it found that the object was a wine bottle. “It...