Fishmonger finds bomb in squid’s belly

A squid in China nearly became an explosive meal when a fishmonger found a live bomb inside its belly, according to the Telegraph.

When a fishmonger named Mr. Huang in Guangdong province, China, cut open the squid for a customer, he discovered a three-pound, eight-inch bomb inside the dead animal.

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The rusty bomb looked like it might have been dropped by a fighter jet, according to the report, but it's unclear when it had been manufactured.

Unlike recent stories about militarized dolphins, which appear to have been fake, according to Fox News, no one is suggesting this is another case of sea life weaponry.

Instead, the fishmonger told a local Chinese newspaper the squid might have gobbled up the bomb, mistaking it for food.

He said the creature had a big belly. No doubt the squid also had a stomach ache.

Mr. Huang said he called the police, who exploded the bomb in a controlled environment.

The case is reminiscent of another instance when someone fished history out of the ocean. In 2007, indigenous hunters near Alaska killed a bowhead whale that had in its shoulder a fragment from a bomb manufactured in the 1880s, according to the BBC.

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That means the whale was probably more than 120 years old.