Bomb squad defuses box of kittens

Police in Florida called out to deal with a suspicious package - a cardboard box wrapped with duct tape - scanned it with X-ray equipment before opening it up to reveal two ginger kittens.

The surprise package was discovered by a security guard outside the front entrance of a Social Security office in Sharpes, east of Orlando.

The Brevard County's FBI-accredited, 10-man bomb squad has encountered beeping pagers, science projects and toys in the line of duty, but admitted the two cute, live kittens was a new experience.

One kitten made a bolt for it, while its companion was taken to the North Animal Care Center.