Chinese embassy says suspected military explosive is actually a wine bottle

Items report the Chinese embassy suggesting an object described as a military-grade explosive is a wine bottle. Post Courier and SCMP frame it as a rejection of a PNG artillery shell claim.

Timeline

1. 3 Nov, 11:10 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 3 Nov, 11:10 UTCABC News covers embassy wine bottle claim
3. 3 Nov, 11:10 UTCSCMP reports China rejects PNG shell claim

Top sources

• explosiveGoogle Trends
• Chinese Embassy clarifies projectile incidentPost Courier
• China rejects PNG artillery shell claim, says object is a wine bottleSouth China Morning Post