Previously, at 10:30 a.m. on October 22, a patrol team from A Ngo commune’s mobile militia force in Dakrong district, Quang Tri province detected a bomb located in Khe Say stream area, La Lay hamlet, A Ngo commune.

Upon receiving the report, the Quang Tri provincial Military Command assigned Deputy Chief of Staff Colonel Pham Anh Vu to directly command the engineering force to approach the scene and devise a handling plan.

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The area where the bomb is detected

After inspection, the engineering force identified the bomb as an MK36 bomb with 1.5 m in length, 0.26 m in diameter, 240 kg in weight, containing 80 kg of explosives and having a blast radius of 1.5 km. This type of magnetic bomb is extremely dangerous, so it must be detonated on-site without any move.

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The engineering force safely detonates the magnetic bomb, ensuring absolute safety.

To ensure the absolute safety for property and lives of local residents and on-duty force, the Quang Tri provincial Military Command directed Dakrong district’s Military Command to coordinate with the Border Post of La Lay International Border Gate under the Quang Tri provincial Border Guard Command and A Ngo commune’s public security force. They set up roadblocks, warned local residents and evacuated people from the dangerous area.

After that, the engineering force detonated the bomb, ensuring absolute safety.

Translated by Thanh Tung