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Wartime bomb safely defused in Nghe An

Sappers in the central province of Nghe An on August 1 safely defused a 340-kg bomb left from the war.
Wartime bomb safely defused in Nghe An ảnh 1The bomb in Xa Luong commune in Tuong Duong district of Nghe An province is removed on August 1. (Source: VNA)
Nghe An (VNA) – Sappers in the central province of Nghe An onAugust 1 safely defused a 340-kg bomb leftfrom the war.

The bomb was detected at noon July 30 by an excavator who was digging soil tobuild a house for a family in Xa Luong commune, Tuong Duong district.

The worker alerted the commune’s military command, who quickly sent sappers tothe site to remove the bomb to a safe area for deactivating.

Decades after the end of the war, Vietnam still suffers from thedeadly threat of bombs, mines, and unexploded ordnance (UXO) left by war.

Accordingto the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre, all 63 provinces and centrally-runcities in Vietnam are contaminated with UXO, with 5.6 million hectares of landin total (17.71% of the country’s acreage) affected. It is estimated thatbetween 600,000 – 800,000 tonnes of UXO are still hidden underground, and110,000 people have so far become victims of UXO./.
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