Chinese fishmonger finds live bomb inside squid

A live bomb, measuring eight inches long, was found inside a three-foot squid.

17:20 28 March 2013

A Chinese fish seller has found a live bomb inside a squid, which measures three feet, as he gutted it for a customer. The fishmonger, who only gave his name as Mr. Huang, said that his knife hit the metal bomb.

He said: “This sort of squid lives close to the shore and normally makes a meal of small fish and prawns. Perhaps he thought the bomb was his favourite food and gulped it down. He certainly had a big belly when he was caught.”

The authorities, who came to the scene quickly, supposedly revealed that the eight-inch explosive could have gone off at any moment. They took the bomb away to perform a controlled explosion.

Police believe that the bomb have been dropped by a fighter plane but can’t explain how it found its way inside the squid belly. They also did not reveal how old it was or of its origin.