Vietnamese man killed in Central Highlands explosion
A man died in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum after an artillery shell left over from the Vietnam War exploded on July 10.
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The blast reportedly killed him instantly.
Since the Vietnam War ended in 1975, unexploded ordnance (UXO) incidents have killed more than 1,500 people and maimed another 2,200 a year, according to official statistics.
While some were accidental, many happened when poor people tried to salvage scrap metal from bombs.
