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4 hours ago · China
Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. BBC News World is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to China. The first report grouped here was at 4 Nov 2026, 03:46 UTC. The headline in use is “Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Papua New Guinea police had earlier dismissed speculation that the 32kg object was "merely a dummy".
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Weapon or wine bottle? China disputes reports of artillery shell in Papua New Guinea
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