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China disputes reports of artillery shell found in Papua New Guinea (www.bbc.com)
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Chinese authorities have dismissed reports that a suspected China-made artillery shell was found in a commercial shipping container in Papua New Guinea, saying it is a "shell-shaped wine bottle".

"It poses no danger at all," the Chinese embassy wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday, drawing sceptical comments.

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Sorry. I can buy these shell-shaped alcohol bottles here and you know what? They don't weigh 32kg...

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    Strange article. Zero data. Whose crate was it? What was its destination? Why does China government (or whoever it was) comment on it. Doesn't Guinea have suppers to check if it is a shell or dud or... wine bottle?

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