MAG bomb disposal team safely defuses a 360-kg bomb in Quang Binh province
The mobile bomb disposal team from the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) said on April 9 that it successfully deactivated an unexploded wartime bomb discovered in Lam Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district, the central province of Quang Binh.
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| The mobile bomb disposal team from the Mines Advisory Group transports the bomb to a demolition site. (Source: VNA) |
The bomb was spotted by a resident in Chuoi village while visiting his family's hillside farm. He immediately alerted local authorities after finding the large bomb near a stream bank. This marks the second time this man has discovered unexploded ordnance in the area, with another found near his home in 2012.
Technical experts identified the explosive as an M117 bomb weighing 360 kilogrammes with a blast radius exceeding 1.5 kilometres. After some 80 minutes of careful work, the team successfully defused the bomb and transported it to a demolition site. Authorities plan to completely destroy the device in the coming days, along with other explosive materials, ahead of the 50th anniversary of Vietnam's Reunification Day on April 30.
Since its operations in Quang Binh in 2002, MAG has received over 6,000 reports from local residents who discovered explosive materials. These alerts have enabled MAG to safely remove more than 57,600 explosive devices from populated areas.
(Source: VNA)
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