Quang Tri: 240kg wartime bomb successfully dismantled

  • Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command successfully detonate the magnetic bomb. VNA/Photo by courtesy
    Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command successfully detonate the magnetic bomb. VNA/Photo by courtesy
  • The bomb, coded MK36, contains 80 kg of explosives and measures 1.5 metres long, and 0.27 metres in diameter. VNA/Photo by courtesy
    The bomb, coded MK36, contains 80 kg of explosives and measures 1.5 metres long, and 0.27 metres in diameter. VNA/Photo by courtesy
  • The bomb, coded MK36, contains 80 kg of explosives and measures 1.5 metres long, and 0.27 metres in diameter. VNA/Photo by courtesy
    The bomb, coded MK36, contains 80 kg of explosives and measures 1.5 metres long, and 0.27 metres in diameter. VNA/Photo by courtesy
  • The bomb is found in the Khe Say stream area, near the La Lay International Border Gate. VNA/Photo by courtesy
    The bomb is found in the Khe Say stream area, near the La Lay International Border Gate. VNA/Photo by courtesy
Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command on October 23 successfully detonated a 240kg magnetic bomb left over from the war. The bomb, coded MK36, contains 80 kg of explosives and measures 1.5 metres long, and 0.27 metres in diameter. Quang Tri is the most dangerous locality in Vietnam in terms of Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs). Landmines and bombs have killed over 3,430 people and injured 5,100 others since the war ended in 1975. VNA/Photo by courtesy

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