A lot of unexploded ordnance are found in Vi Xuyen District, Ha Giang Province. Photo by Baodantoc.
A representative from Vi Xuyen District People's Committee told Dantri/DTiNews on Friday that the accident occurred at 3 pm on November 12 at Thanh Thuy Commune, Vi Xuyen District when a group of engineers from Division 316 were searching for unexploded ordnance.
" Ban Van Thuy, 20, was killed and another Hoang Van Huynh, 21, was injured in the accident," the representative said.
A doctor at the Ha Giang Provincial General Hospital said on Thursday evening that the injured officer had to undergo surgery and have his limbs removed. He is now being treated at the Intensive Care Unit at the hospital.
