Fishermen net live grenades

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Two fishermen working with a net in Sekampung River, Bumiagung village, south Natar Lampung district, recently "caught" six live grenades, Antara reported.

Jupri and Leman, aged 32 and 30 respectively, struggled to pull in their net, checked and found a backpack caught in it. They were surprised at discovering the grenades inside the bag, the news agency reported.

The fishermen handed over the grenades to the 5162 mobile brigade command.

"They were live grenades but we deactivated them, so they're now safe," said Capt. Soenarso of the command yesterday.

The grenades, thought to have belonged to an Armed Forces member, were produced by PT Pindad Bandung in 1954. (swe)