Old bomb found in Pekanbaru

Old bomb found in Pekanbaru

INDONESIA: Residents of Tenayan village in Bukit Raya district
outside of Pekanbaru city panicked on Saturday morning after
discovering a bomb believed to date back to the time of the
Japanese occupation (1942-1945) in Riau.

Fearing that the weapon of war was still active and could
explode, the residents immediately reported it to Bukit Raya
police precinct.

Some 15 officers from Riau bomb squad unit managed to remove
the two-meter long bomb from the mud, which they said weighed
approximately 100 kilograms.

Official details about whether it was still active or where it
came from were not available as of Saturday evening. -- JP