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Bomb safely removed from residential area in Quang Ninh

The military in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 2 safely removed a big bomb from a residential area in Uong Bi town.
Bomb safely removed from residential area in Quang Ninh ảnh 1A bomb left from wartime (Illustrative photo: VNA)

Quang Ninh (VNA) – Themilitary in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 2 safely removed a bigbomb from a residential area in Uong Bi town.

The 230kg bomb was found at 9am thatday by an excavator driver who was removing soil to build a dyke in Quang Trungward, Uong Bi town.  

Receiving alert from the worker,the military sealed up the area and move all people in the neighbourhood to ensure safety.

As of 1:30 pm the same day,sappers successfully moved the bomb to a safe site for destruction.  

Vietnam is one of the mostUXO-contaminated countries in the world. A report on the post-war UXOcontamination in the country shows that all the 63 provinces and cities arepolluted with UXO.-VNA
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