World War II Cannon Found In Jambi

Jambi - The Jambi Police` Mobile Brigade on Friday secured a cannon found by locals in Merangin regency, believed to be a leftover from World War II, an officer has said.

"The locals found it and handed it over to us for security reason," head of the Brimob`s bomb squad unit, First Insp. Turis B, said.

Turis said the cannon was made of pure copper. It is some 80 centimeters long and weighs 19 kilograms. It has a diameter of seven centimeters at the front and eight centimeters at the rear.

Made in England, according to Turis, the cannon is still in a very good condition and works, despite the fact it has been in disuse for over half a century.

"We plan to deliver the cannon to the Jambi Tourism Agency to make it a tourist asset," Turis said.

He added it was not the first cannon found in the province. A similar cannon was found in Bangko, but was then dumped into a river.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com (19 May 2009)
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