Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Hai Thuong Commune, Dai An Khe Village area, Viet Nam on Mon 7th September 2020

7th September 2020

An aged BLU-26/B, BLU-36/B or BLU-59/B high explosive preformed fragmentation (HE-frag) anti-personnel (AP) submunition

Fragments from an aged BLU-26/B, BLU-36/B or BLU-59/B high explosive preformed fragmentation (HE-frag) anti-personnel (AP) submunition

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An aged BLU-26/B, BLU-36/B or BLU-59/B high explosive preformed fragmentation (HE-frag) anti-personnel (AP) submunition

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Fragments from an aged BLU-26/B, BLU-36/B or BLU-59/B high explosive preformed fragmentation (HE-frag) anti-personnel (AP) submunition

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Viet Nam (VNM)

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Alert farmer reports cluster bomb while dredging water trench Farmer Le Ba Tong, a resident of Dai An Khe Village of Hai Thuong Commune, felt relieved today after an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team of RENEW/NPA had safely destroyed a dangerous cluster bomb near his home. (Original source, https://www.jmu.edu/news/cisr/2020/09/7-vietnam.shtml)

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Viet Nam (VNM)

Hai Thuong Commune ( Dai An Khe Village area )

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