Police probe grenade findings

Police probe grenade findings

PEKANBARU: Riau Police chief Adj. Sr. Comm. Pandiangan said on Saturday that police had found five grenades, one mortar and seven bullets on a dredger ship in Dumai regency over the past two days.

He said that the police had yet to determine ownership of the explosive materials because his team was still questioning the "Sulawesi II" dredger captain and its 30-man crew about the findings.

One of the ship's crew found three grenades on Friday as he cleared away silt in the vicinity of the ship, while the Dumai police found other findings on Saturday.

The findings produced anxiety among local people over the possible presence of other explosive materials in the area where they lived. --Antara