The bomb was found on March 17 when workers were repairing a bridge that connects Chuon village and Con Cung village in Kim Thuy commune, Le Thuy district.

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The mobile bomb disposal team of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in Vietnam safely moves a bomb weighing 118kg to a secure storage area in the Central province of Quang Binh. 

Experts from the MAG, a U.K.-based non-governmental organization that assists people affected by landmines, unexploded ordnance, small arms and light weapons, were sent to the construction site following an order from the Quang Binh Military Command.

The MAG experts identified the explosive as an MK81-type bomb that can affect an area with a radius of more than 1km.

Meanwhile, a bomb weighing approximately 340 kg that still had its detonator intact, was successfully deactivated on March 19 in the central province of Nghe An.

The bomb was found about one meter underground by people in Dien Loc commune, Dien Chau district on March 18 when they were constructing a football field.

The Military Command of Dien Chau district and the Engineering Command, Military Command of Nghe An Province identified it MK-82 bomb with a diameter of 20 cm, and a length of 155 cm.

Source: VNA