The MK82 bomb was detected at Hoan Lao Town in Bo Trach District on March 1 by workers of a road project. It is 1.54 metres long.
The area where the bomb was found
The district’s military steering board immediately co-operated with concerned agencies to block the area where the bomb was found and then detonated it safely.
Many bombs have been discovered in Quang Binh Province. In August last year, a 450-kg bomb was found in a clay pit in Phuc Trach Commune, Bo Trach District.
According to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, around 6.1 million ha of land or 18.71% of Vietnam remains contaminated by some 800,000 tonnes of bombs, mines and unexploded ordnance, which is scattered over 63 cities and provinces in the country, with the central region the hardest hit.