Live bombs in court create chaos
`A court in Bangladesh trying suspected Islamic militants was thrown into panic when five live bombs were produced as exhibits during the hearing of a case.
The discovery prompted the presiding judge to order a hasty adjournment as the court was evacuated. [..]
Officials blame police for not defusing the devices before coming to court. The police say they were not asked to. [..]
“It was fortunate we were not all blown to smithereens,” one officer was reported as saying.’