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War-time bomb in Quang Tri safely handled

A bomb disposal team of PeaceTrees Vietnam has safely transported and defused a bomb left from war in the central province of Quang Tri, the unit announced on October 19.
War-time bomb in Quang Tri safely handled ảnh 1A bomb disposal team of PeaceTrees Vietnam has safely transported and defused a bomb left from war in the central province of Quang Tri. (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Quang Tri (VNA) – A bomb disposal team of PeaceTreesVietnam has safely transported and defused a bomb left from war in the central province ofQuang Tri, the unit announced on October 19.

The MK-82 bomb has a diameter of 274mm, measuring 1.54m inlength and weighing 227kg.

It was discovered following a landslide triggered by heavyrains in Huong Phung commune of the province’s Huong Hoa district.
Quang Tri is the most polluted locality in Vietnam in termsof unexploded ordnance (UXO), which are scattered over 81 percent of its landarea and have killed over 3,430 people and injured 5,100 during peacetime./.
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