Grenade event in Quang Tri, Trieu Van area, Viet Nam on Thu 22nd October 2015

22nd October 2015

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.

Within an hour EOD Team No. 2 was dispatched to Trieu Van Commune where military officer Nguyen Van Lam led the team to the villager who found ordnance. Together they returned to the site where team members used detectors to check the area. They found a total of 79 items of UXO, mainly 40mm Grenades (also known as M79 munitions). All these items of ordnance were later transported to RENEW's Central Demolition Site for safe 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

Information sources

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

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.

Enterprise

Country information

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

Viet Nam (VNM)

Quang Tri ( Trieu Van 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