US bomb detected in Dak Nong Province

VOV.VN - An American bomb dropped during the past war has been found in the Quang Thuc Commune of Dak Nong Province, the second such bomb detected in the region this year, reports the military command.

The huge bomb weighing nearly 300 kilograms, measuring 1.6 metres in length and 30 centimetres in diameter, was discovered on November 2 by residents.

Colonel Tran Van Thiet of the military command told reporters the bomb has been cordoned off with a fence and warning signs posted.  It will be expeditiously transferred to the Duc Xuyen military ground in Krong No District and defused.

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