The bomb was detected by a local resident in Giang Bien Ward around 50 metres from the banks of the Duong River. It was some two metres long and had a diameter of 40-45 cm.
The bomb weighs around 500 kilos
Vu Phuong Dong, chairman of Giang Bien District, said that local authorities handed over the bomb to Hanoi High Command for it to be detonated.
In April 2012, a 250-kg bomb was also found in the Duong River which runs through Long Bien District’s Ngoc Thuy Ward. It was dropped in the area in 1972 during the American War.