Quang Tri (VNA) – Sappers in thecentral province of Quang Tri founded a 240-kg bomb on April 19, when workingon a project to expand the Lao Bao international border gate in Huong Hoadistrict.
Lying 6 metres under the ground, the weaponis 1.6 metres long and contains approximately 80 kg of explosives.
The low-drag general-purpose MK 82 bomb wassaid to be made and dropped in Lao Bao by the American army during wartime.
It has been transported to an areadesignated for the detonation of explosive devices found in the locality.
Since February, the sappers have unearthedfive bombs with a total weight of nearly one tonne on the site of the Lao Baoborder gate expansion project.-VNA
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