JASIN: A 60mm mortar bomb was found in an unoccupied rental house in Taman Bukit Tembakau, Merlimau.
Jasin district police chief Deputy Supt Ahmad Jamil Radzi said the inert practice bomb was discovered on Saturday by a 30-year-old neighbour of the house owner.
He said the man was asked by the owner, a 65-year-old woman, to clean up the personal belongings left behind by a previous tenant.
“During this clean-up, the man discovered an object that looked like a mortar bomb and sent a picture of the device to the house owner, who filed a police report the same day.
“Acting on the report, officers from the bomb disposal unit of the Melaka police headquarters rushed to the house and confirmed the discovery of the mortar bomb,” he said, Bernama reported.
The bomb was then taken to the Melaka police headquarters for disposal.
