Old mortar shells found in Bogor

BOGOR: Construction workers at the Pesona Alam housing complex in Cisarua, West Java, uncovered two mortar shells dating back to the Dutch colonial era.

Agus, 35, and Hamdan, 17, were digging in the area when they struck the shells.

The workers notified the Cisarua Police, which dispatched the bomb squad to the scene.

"From the look of them, the mortar shells could still be active," Cisarua Police chief Adj. Comr. Widodo said. -- JP