Sappers blow up 1,500lb war bomb
A 1,500lb Vietnam War bomb has been blown up in central Vietnam after it was discovered by a man who is building a new home.
Le Van Sy said he was digging the foundations of the house in Long Son Commune, Nghe An Province, when he found the 1.7-meter-long bomb buried about 6 meters deep on April 11.
He informed local authorities about the bomb.
Military sappers successfully removed the bomb to an uninhabited area destroyed it on April 14.