November 14, 2024 | 22:54 (GMT+7)
Hung Yen provincial Military Command detonates huge bomb
PANO - Senior Colonel Do Huu Tuan, Second-in-Command of the Hung Yen provincial Military Command, informed that the unit’s engineering force had just removed and detonated a 250-pound bomb (113 kg) found in Duong Phu hamlet, Chinh Nghia commune, Kim Dong district.
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The bomb is moved to a safer place for detonation. |
Previously, local people in Duong Phu hamlet found a bomb measuring 85cm long and 20cm in diameter, a demolition bomb, weighing 250 pounds while digging a drainage ditch to construct an inter-village road. The bomb’s fuse was intact with explosives inside. They then reported to the local authorities and military units in the area.
Receiving the information, troops of Kim Dong district’s Military Command were at the scene while reporting the information to higher levels.
The bomb was then moved to the Red River bank in Nam Tien hamlet, Hong Chau ward, Hung Yen city and detonated by engineering force of the Hung Yen provincial Military Command with absolute safety.
Translated by Minh Anh