3 detained with live mortar round in vehicle at gate to Pearl Harbor

HONOLULU – A live mortar round was found in a vehicle at a gate to the sprawling Pearl Harbor military base, shutting down the base for two hours and leading three people to be taken into custody, military officials said Wednesday. It’s not clear what the trio planned to do or where they wanted to go when they were stopped late Tuesday, base spokesman Charles Anthony said. A mortar is a portable weapon that is loaded and fired by dropping an exploding shell into a tube. Anthony said no firing device was in the car.