China says object resembling artillery shell found in Papua New Guinea is just a harmless ‘wine bottle’
Police last week arrested four Chinese nationals after a large military-grade shell weighing 32kg was found at a construction site
Covered by 3 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by BBC News ·
Headlines compared
Common ground: most headlines mention “artillery shell”, “Papua” and “Guinea”.
Different angles:
- BBC News “disputes reports”
- Daily Mail “Chinese officials insist”
One of the 3 headlines quotes someone directly.
How 3 newspapers cover this story
Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy".
China says object resembling artillery shell found in Papua New Guinea is just a harmless ‘wine bottle’
Police last week arrested four Chinese nationals after a large military-grade shell weighing 32kg was found at a construction site
It might look like an artillery shell and weigh as much as an artillery shell, but this is a novelty bottle of wine, Chinese officials insist after object found in shipping container
Four Chinese nationals were arrested on Friday after police discovered the object inside a commercial shipping container at a construction site in the capital, Port Moresby.
Coverage details
3 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: BBC News, The Independent and Daily Mail. BBC News published it first, on November 4, 2026; the last outlet to join was Daily Mail, 23 hours later.
