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226-kilo wartime bomb safely defused in Nghe An

Authorities in Nghe An Province have successfully destroyed a 226-kilo bomb with its detonator still intact, discovered at a construction site in the area.

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Officers from the Nghe An Military Command remove the bomb for safe detonation 

The unexploded ordnance was found on September 15 at the Nghe An College of Education campus in Thanh Vinh Ward, when residents spotted a cylindrical metal object and alerted local authorities.

The Nghe An Military Command confirmed it was an MK-82 (500lbs) bomb dropped by the United States during the war. Measuring 155cm in length and 27.4cm in diameter, the bomb remained highly dangerous due to its live detonator.

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