Grenade, 3 mortars found in house

JAKARTA: A grenade and three mortars were found on Saturday in a house on Jl. Thalib II, Taman Sari, West Jakarta.

They were found by construction workers, who immediately reported the finding to the police.

The house, recently sold by the owner, a scrap metal vendor, was being renovated.

Taman Sari Police chief, Comr. Tono Suhartono, told reporters that the police had sent the grenade, which they believed to be live, to the police laboratory. --JP