WW II bomb found in garden

MALANG, East Java: The authorities have secured an object they believe is a dud bomb from the World War II found by a citizen last week.

The corroded object, 40 centimeters long with a diameter of 20 centimeters, was found by Flumensius Urbanus Enjo, 24, in the Simpang area.

Commandant of the city mobile brigade, Capt. Bambang Ramelan, said that although the bomb was a dud, it was potentially dangerous and could still explode.

Urbanus said he found the bomb when he was weeding his garden. "I thought it was some kind of buried treasure before a friend of mine told me it was a bomb," he said as quoted by Antara. (pan)