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On December 2, a representative of the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) in Vietnam said that over the past week, MAG's mobile mine disposal team in Quang Binh coordinated with the Provincial Military Command and the government. Local authorities and relevant units have safely handled and relocated three large bombs.
3 bombs were discovered, 1 in Van Trach commune (Bo Trach district), the remaining 2 bombs were discovered in Dan Hoa and Trong Hoa communes (Minh Hoa district).
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MAG staff dispose of bombs in Minh Hoa district |
In Van Trach commune, Ms. Hoang Thi Lan discovered a bomb while digging. The Quang Binh Provincial Military Command invited MAG to handle the bomb scene on November 27. The bomb was identified as type M11 and weighed more than 117kg.
MAG experts checked the bomb, brought it to a safe state for moving and transporting it to the centralized detonation zone.
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Bomb disposal in Van Trach commune |
On the same day, November 27, people went fishing along the stream near the residential area of Trong Hoa commune and discovered an open bomb so they reported it to the commune People's Committee. The bomb was about 11m from people's houses and about 1m from Highway 100A.
The bomb was identified by MAG experts as the M117 type. After the bomb was safely handled by experts, the team worked together to carry the bomb weighing more than 300kg along the 300m winding hill road to bring it to the warehouse on November 28.
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One week, 3 safe bombs are handled |
On November 30, MAG received information that a bomb was discovered near the cultural house of Bai Dinh village. Experts determined that this was a MK11 bomb with a weight of about 1kg and a damage radius of about 81km.
Because the bomb was located in a location that could only be reached by water, MAG's disposal team used a 300ml plastic container to make a raft, then fixed the bomb to the raft and successfully moved it across the river. . This bomb has now been moved to the detonation area.
All three of these dangerous bombs have now been brought to the T92 warehouse of the Quang Binh Provincial Military Command, awaiting centralized destruction this December.
Since the beginning of 2023 until now, MAG has handled 211 missions in Quang Binh, with 285 explosive materials, including 9 large bombs with a mass of over 100kg.
