Mortar Bomb

Mortar Bomb event in Quang Tri, Hai Tho area, Viet Nam on Mon 3rd August 2009

3rd August 2009

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Near the back of his house in Hai Tho Commune in Hai Lang District of Quang Tri Province, Tuan was cutting what is believed to be a 60mm mortar when the ordnance exploded on Saturday about noon. Neighbors who rushed to the scene found Tuan severely injured, with major burns on his legs and bleeding wounds to both hands. Yellow pieces of explosive and metal fragments were scattered about.

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Quang Tri ( Hai Tho area )

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