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The bombs found in their original tubes at a resident’s garden in Quang Tri’s Huong Hoa District. Photo: laodong.vn
Ho Van Tam and Ho Van Nhoc, residents of Xy commune in the province’s mountainous Huong Hoa district, discovered a round-shaped explosive device while cultivating their land.

The farmers informed local authorities about the device and specialists of Peace Tree Vietnam later unearthed 60 bombs at the site.

Commune authorities evacuated residents living nearby for safety reasons before the Peace Tree staff started their job of removing the bombs.

The staff exploded five bombs, which were separate from the aluminum cover tubes, at the site and brought others in the original tubes to defuse at a safe place far from the residential area. The bombs were found underground at a depth of 2m.

According to a Peace Tree employee, the bombs were Blu24 bombs used by the US Army during the war in Vietnam.

Quang Tri was on the border between North and South Vietnam during war time. It thus received tons of bombs released by the US Air Force, making the province the top locality with unexploded explosive devices found on and underground in the country.

The province also has highest percentage of disabled people caused by post-war explosive devices in the country.

Source: VNA