March 02, 2016 | 21:37 (GMT+7)
Huge bomb found in Quang Tri province
PANO – A 250kg bomb leftover from the war was found in Dai Thuy hamlet, Tan Lien commune, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, on March 2nd...
PANO – A 250kg bomb leftover from the war was found in Dai Thuy hamlet, Tan Lien commune, Huong Hoa district, Quang Tri province, on March 2nd.
Having receiving the news, the mobile team for detecting explosive ordnance of Quang Tri province, under the Peace Trees Vietnam organization, went to the scene and successfully deactivated the bomb.
The MK82 bomb, 250kg in weight, 1.5m in length and 80cm in diameter, was dropped by the US in 1968 and was found by Nguyen Tan Hai while digging his well.
Translated by Hoai An