On the morning of March 14, the Quang Ninh District Military Command (Quang Binh) coordinated a project to detect and treat landmines and unexploded ordnance (MAG) that successfully handled a dangerous dumb bomb from the war. .
Two days ago, Mrs. Vo Thi Mai's family (Quan Hau town, near National Highway 1A) dug the foundation of the house and discovered a large bomb. Authorities have identified it as a 750-LB GP M117 bomb, 1.2 meters long, weighs nearly 350 kg, 40 cm in diameter.
Yesterday, when put on the ground, the bomb was still intact, could explode by spring, so it could not move. The Quang Ninh district military committee decided to stop impacting the bomb, using a fixed sandbag, to keep the militia overnight.
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MAG experts called the US to consult how to safely handle the bomb. At 8:00 this morning, about 50 people, including police, military and MAG experts, prepared for the removal of the detonator.
At 10:15, some households were relocated out of dangerous areas, Highway 1A was also blocked. After 30 minutes, the experts successfully removed the detonator, moved the bomb to a safe place to wait.
According to a survey of the Center for Landmine Technology (Ministry of Engineering Command), Quang Binh has 159/159 communes, wards and towns contaminated with mines and mines with an area of more than 200,000 hectares, accounting for 28.2% of the area . Since 1975, mine accidents have claimed more than 2,930 lives, injuring 3,820 people.
