A 340-kilo bomb left from the American War is safely detonated in Nghe An on August 1. Photo by Tienphong.
The bomb was detected on July 30 when a construction worker was building a foundation for a house in Xa Luong Commune, Tuong Duong District.
The worker then informed local authorities who sent sappers to the site to remove the bomb to a safe area for deactivating.
About 800,000 tonnes of bombs, mines, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) were left and buried in Vietnam after the war against the US and southern Vietnamese from 1954 to 1975.
All 63 provinces and cities in the country have been contaminated with UXOs, but the clearance has only been carried out in some northern provinces such as Ha Giang and Lang Son and six central provinces including Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Quang Ngai.
