25 mortar shells safely relocated in Quang Tri
Twenty-five mortar shells left from the war were safely removed from a local house in the central province of Quang Tri on March 14, according to the mobile ordnance disposal team managed by Project RENEW and Norwegian People’s Aid.
Removing mortar shells (Source: VNA) Quang Tri (VNA) – Twenty-five
mortar shells left from the war were safely removed from a local house in the
central province of Quang Tri on March 14, according to the mobile ordnance
disposal team managed by Project RENEW and Norwegian People’s Aid.
Project RENEW is a joint effort between the provincial authorities and international non-governmental organisations to reduce the number of victims of cluster bombs and other unexploded ordnances left over from the war.
The shells were found when a resident in Quarter 6 of Gio Linh township was digging soil to build his house.
After receiving his emergency call, the team arrived at the scene and moved the 60mm shells to a disposal site for safe destruction.
Truong Van Vien, head of the team, said most of the shells are unfired and a number are without fuses.-VNA
Project RENEW is a joint effort between the provincial authorities and international non-governmental organisations to reduce the number of victims of cluster bombs and other unexploded ordnances left over from the war.
The shells were found when a resident in Quarter 6 of Gio Linh township was digging soil to build his house.
After receiving his emergency call, the team arrived at the scene and moved the 60mm shells to a disposal site for safe destruction.
Truong Van Vien, head of the team, said most of the shells are unfired and a number are without fuses.-VNA
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