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Quang Tri: 27 artillery shells successfully handled

A bomb clearance and disposal team of Peace Trees Vietnam on October 17 successfully handled and moved 27 artillery shells left from the war in Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri.
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Quang Tri (VNA) – A bomb clearance and disposal team of Peace Trees Vietnam onOctober 17 successfully handled and moved 27 artillery shells left from the warin Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri.

The 105-mmshells, produced in the US, were found in the garden of a resident in Pa Tangcommune. They weigh 19 kg each, with five of them having fuses.

All the explosivedevices were then transferred to a warehouse before they are defused.

It was the firsttime such a large number of shells had been unearthed in Pa Tang.

Quang Triprovince was one of the hardest-hit provinces in the war. Nearly 400,000ha ofthe 461,000ha province still contain bombs and mines. Every year, some2,300-2,500ha of land is cleared.

Since thebeginning of 2017 to date, the team has found and removed 2,500 explosivedevices.-VNA
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