Some elements on this page are available to enterprise users only. Get started

Back to top

Identified munition

Submunition

Cluster Bomb / Submunition

Cluster Bomb / Submunition event in Quảng Trị, Quảng Trị area, Viet Nam on Fri 31st July 2020

31st July 2020

Image for event 27149
The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.
METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

During the process of weeding cassava, a resident in the upland district of Quang Tri discovered some bombs with intact detonators. On July 31, the Quang Tri mobile mine clearance team under Peace Tree Vietnam (PeaceTrees Vietnam - PTVN) coordinated with Border Guard Thanh, the government of Xy commune, Huong Hoa district to successfully handle the tunnel. BLU-24 cluster bombs (also known as orange bombs) in the area. It is known that while we were weeding cassava, Mr. Ho Van Son, residing in Ta Nua village, Xy commune, discovered a number of circular bombs scattered at a depth of several tens of cm, so he reported to the competent forces to check investigation and handling. After receiving the information, the local authorities and the Quang Tri Mobile Mine Clearance Team have zoned and evacuated a number of people in the area for treatment. After nearly 2 hours of expanding the scope of search and collection, the competent forces took 75 BLU-24 ballistic bombs safely off the ground. According to preliminary information, the cluster bombs were in long tubes, dropped by American planes during the war years. The fuses are still very new, which can explode if hit hard. BLU-24 bombs are called "orange bombs" because of the shape and size of an orange mounted on a plastic base. This is a cluster bomb that can be installed in a variety of parent bombs. At present, all the detected cluster bombs have been collected and brought to the gathering point to conduct the destruction.

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Sign in to view this information

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Sign in to view this information

Enterprise
Verified munitions and items

Below is an item identification verified by our in house experts. Identifications are made from image and video evidence attached to the event.

Sign in to view this information

Enterprise
Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

Viet Nam (VNM)

Quảng Trị ( Quảng Trị area )

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Sign in to view this information