August 31, 2020 | 19:46 (GMT+7)
Huge bomb deactivated in Dong Trieu town
PANO – Sappers from the Quang Ninh provincial Military Command and Dong Trieu town’s Military Command successfully moved a 450kg bomb in Mao Khe ward, Dong Trieu town on August 30 to safer place for detonation.
Earlier, at 10am. on August 30, people in Vinh Quang 2 area (Mao Khe ward) discovered a bomb with 1.9m in length, 0.4m in diameter and over 450kg in weight.
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The bomb is moved to a bomb detonation area |
Upon receiving the information, the Dong Trieu’s town Military Command deployed personnel, blockaded the scene and evacuated nearby households from the dangerous bomb to a safer place.
It also asked the provincial military command to send sappers to conduct a survey, and assess the risks and moved the bomb to detonation zone.
After 6 hours, the engineering team under the Quang Ninh provincial Military Command successfully moved the bomb to a safe site for disposal with absolute safety.
Translated by Quynh Oanh