230-kilo bomb found at Quang Tri road project
A bomb weighing 227 kilos has been discovered at a road project in the central province of Quang Tri.
Authorities in Quang Tri Province and the Peace Trees Vietnam’s mobile bomb and mine clearance team successfully removed the 227-kilo MK-82 bomb to a safe area to await detonation on November 7.
The bomb was found on November 4 at a road project in Dakrong District and workers informed local authorities. It is 1.54 metres long and has a diameter of 274mm.
Quang Tri Province was a major battleground during the American War between 1968-1972. Around 391,000 hectares of land, accounting for 83.3 percent of the province’s total area, remains infested by mines and other explosives from the war.
Early this year, a similar bomb was also found in a family garden in the province's Huong Hoa District. In November last year, two big bombs weighing around 567 kilos were also detected in Huong Hoa District.
Authorities in Quang Tri Province and the Peace Trees Vietnam’s mobile bomb and mine clearance team successfully removed the 227-kilo MK-82 bomb to a safe area to await detonation on November 7.
The bomb was found on November 4 at a road project in Dakrong District and workers informed local authorities. It is 1.54 metres long and has a diameter of 274mm.
Quang Tri Province was a major battleground during the American War between 1968-1972. Around 391,000 hectares of land, accounting for 83.3 percent of the province’s total area, remains infested by mines and other explosives from the war.
Early this year, a similar bomb was also found in a family garden in the province's Huong Hoa District. In November last year, two big bombs weighing around 567 kilos were also detected in Huong Hoa District.
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