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Wartime bombs safely disposed of in Quang Tri

The Military Command in the central province of Quang Tri, in collaboration with the Golden West Organisation of the US, on November 21 defused two war-time bombs in Huong Lap commune, Huong Hoa mountainous district.
Wartime bombs safely disposed of in Quang Tri ảnh 1The Military Command in the central province of Quang Tri defuses two war-time bombs in Huong Lap commune, Huong Hoa mountainous district on November 21 (Photo: VNA)

Quang Tri (VNA) – The Military Command in thecentral province of Quang Tri, in collaboration with the Golden West Organisation ofthe US, on November 21 defused two war-time bombs in Huong Lap commune, Huong Hoamountainous district.

After receiving information from localresidents, the command’s combat engineer unit promptly approached the site and isolated the area. They found that one of the bombs is a 340kg M117 and the other is a Mark 82 (MK82) weighing 230 kg.

In a process controlled from afar, combat engineersseparated the detonator from the part that contains the explosiveof the MK82 bomb. After being removed from the bomb, the detonatorwas destroyed at the site.

Meanwhile, the M117 bomb were moved to a safe place for later treatment.

Wartime bombs safely disposed of in Quang Tri ảnh 2The Military Command in the central province of Quang Tri find that one of the bombs is a 340kg M117 and the other is a Mark 82 (MK82) weighing 230 kg.(Photo: VNA)

Quang Tri is the mostpolluted locality in Vietnam in terms of UXOs. Landmines and bombs have killedover 3,430 people and injured 5,100 others since the war ended in 1975.

So far, 34 non-governmental and 23 international organisations have joined bomband mine clearance efforts in the province, which targets becoming the firstlocality nationwide to be free from wartime bombs, minesand other UXOs by2025./.

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