# Artillery shell dispute

- Place: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (-9.4438, 147.1803)
- Published: 2026-11-03T20:01:10.117Z · expires 2026-11-10T20:01:10.117Z
- Floors (The Arena): E12 States, E10 Institutions, E11 Organizations
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/6f6
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A suspicious object found in a container at Port Moresby's port was identified by PNG police as an unexploded Chinese artillery shell, ABC News Australia reports.

The Chinese embassy rejected this claim, stating the object is actually a wine bottle, per the South China Morning Post.

Australian officials have not yet commented on the conflicting reports, while local authorities continue to investigate the incident.

## Sources

- [China rejects PNG artillery shell claim, says object is a wine bottle](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiywFBVV95cUxOSW9XYUNhYncxbEQyeHBHYWhYQlM3aGIxOUk0NWM0RzJ2ZlkzSkNEbWt5a3VaWkNocVMxbklwQzNiVm9RMjVyNTdLekdZZklBaUNvNENRYkdtbU1wbGtHZGlSREVaSlJnbzJPNi00NHlsVS1hR1hlTVo0SDludVZ1cGdlVUZVRzJxV1lJQ1ctSENtekM3VHBMSTFWcWdZMVNORkRyWXROWWc4X0UwS1NlLWVvZlM0VW9jX0hUdTNlWjBrNnUxeExmM1RlMNIBywFBVV95cUxOSW9XYUNhYncxbEQyeHBHYWhYQlM3aGIxOUk0NWM0RzJ2ZlkzSkNEbWt5a3VaWkNocVMxbklwQzNiVm9RMjVyNTdLekdZZklBaUNvNENRYkdtbU1wbGtHZGlSREVaSlJnbzJPNi00NHlsVS1hR1hlTVo0SDludVZ1cGdlVUZVRzJxV1lJQ1ctSENtekM3VHBMSTFWcWdZMVNORkRyWXROWWc4X0UwS1NlLWVvZlM0VW9jX0hUdTNlWjBrNnUxeExmM1RlMA?oc=5) · amp.scmp.com · 2026-11-03
- [Chinese embassy suggests military-grade explosive is actually a wine bottle](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimAFBVV95cUxOd0lOSEl6NlhCa254TkFkaWJ6RkNLQV9qc1hQOWdvZlB0VURucmdILU9hQVBmdDlnT1VmSzBmUS1pMkxUVG1tOTBxM01QVG9hcEU2NFJ1ZlFKak5NVmFDQkhuUjQ0cFNYc2JJZ2Z6Y1U4NkFpa2ZFNFB1dnhsVUxxZS1KUXJpeEJ6cHZHckY1LTc3a2hpYlhzWQ?oc=5) · abc.net.au · 2026-11-03
- [PNG Police Report Identifies Explosive as Chinese Artillery Projectile](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMilwFBVV95cUxQWDVQRHRsaUxMVXdwRVllUmM3YmRSUWY3Ty1Bd05DV3dHTzFhZTNtRkhTYmwza0RBMnVSY2l4ODhwcFpFdlV4cUQ3T0IzelYxejB0eHI1alJXVGx0RkNvci1BSmxkM0JUNzJ5QXFpZE03bzA4aTcyRlRzT0lJRTE3UkhmX2x2YWlZeXVmWDAwUVhmVmxaTENn?oc=5) · ozarab.media · 2026-11-03
- [Police report in PNG identified item in container as unexploded shell — ABC News Australia](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMixAFBVV95cUxOdnl3WmN4MVh0TXM3a2JLRW5uVEpsSFhTYVFvS2QwQ0kyZk1icDVqTjJEYTRlejVHY2MxOFVXOTlZelI3TDFiWTBmMVNncmh5UzVaU2o0YVJRbGlPc1pmalY5R3c2YjJBQ0hnQkFyTzNST0V6OTFWcDB3LTQzQk5KTzFlZF8zRFU1TEJ0ck53Mm1rZlhNSG56eXBEMHZ6Zml2TG9ENlRfZjhzOEVBbUwwYnd3ekJkTDJsRVR0NmtDX0pRWXl3?oc=5) · ua.news · 2026-11-03
- [PNG artillery shell scare turns out to be a shell-shaped wine bottle, Chinese Embassy says](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiYkFVX3lxTE5JUk9YX3ozMjlMUzBxWTJLUXk4ZUhaekZESGhiejAycGpQMTJ5WHNFbldyQlZoTGR5WjRZRmJ4b1RhaThSTmVfNW8tV1VqT19ObXVCenYzWngwU2tMbml4WllB?oc=5) · globaltimes.cn · 2026-11-03
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