# Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea

https://mins.news/en/item/128398

- BBC News, 2026-11-04 03:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm0qkxzv3j99o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> China’s embassy in Papua New Guinea says a 32kg object found at a construction site in Port Moresby is a “shell-shaped wine bottle” and poses no danger. Police had arrested four Chinese nationals and were investigating whether it was live. Australia’s ABC cited unnamed sources identifying it as an undetonated Chinese-made 130mm artillery projectile; the BBC has not independently verified that account.