Undefined Explosive Device (UED)

Undefined Explosive Device (UED) event in Nghe An Province, Huu Kiem area, Viet Nam on Tue 5th March 2019

5th March 2019

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A huge unexploded bomb was found buried in a garden about two meters deep in the north-central Vietnamese province of Nghe An on Monday. The ordnance was uncovered by people digging in the garden of Nguyen Van Phanh in a village in Huu Kiem Commune, Ky Son District, according to the local military unit. The unexploded device, weighing some 1.3 metric tons, measures 2.5 meters in length and 0.6 meters in diameter. Military officers have cleared the bomb and taken it to a special zone for disposal.

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Nghe An Province ( Huu Kiem area )

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