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Rocket launcher in plane luggage | World Breaking News | News.com.au
A ROCKET launcher and nine grenades have been found in the luggage of a passenger on a flight in Papua New Guinea.
The unnamed man was being questioned at the Mt Hagen police station, PNG's National newspaper reported today.
Police seized the weapon and ammunition after discovering them at the Mt Hagen airport in PNG's Highlands region last Wednesday.
They also discovered a scope that is believed to be part of the rocket launcher.
Police arrested the Southern Highlands man when he arrived on a flight from PNG's south coast Gulf Province.
PNG's Police Minister Sani Rambi has called for greater security by airlines, including the state-owned Air Niugini.
"Airline companies operating in the country should resort to more competent security practices and install modernised security systems," he said.
"The ineffective and slack security divisions of airlines are solely blamed for the transport of illegal firearms from one place to another."
PNG's Highlands region is infamous for sometimes decades-long tribal fights.