Digging a fish pond, discovered a 300kg bomb in Nghe An

On the afternoon of May 2, the Military Command of Do Luong district coordinated with Brigade 414 - Military Region 4 and the People's Committee of My Son commune to successfully salvage and destroy an unexploded wartime bomb.

The bomb was about 25cm in diameter, 1 meter long, and weighed about 300 kg.

Previously, at 5:00 p.m. on April 29, 2019, Mr. Dang Cong Hung - residing in Hamlet 7, My Son Commune, renovated a fish pond. While digging the pond, he discovered a bomb left over from the war.

The bomb was located 1 meter underground, vertically oriented, about 25 cm in diameter, about 1 meter long, the wings were missing. The bomb had white letters DST on a black background, weighing about 300 kg.

After successfully salvaging, the Do Luong District Military Command and My Son Commune People's Committee handed it over to Brigade 414 - Military Region 4 for safe destruction.

After discovering the bomb, the People's Committee of My Son commune assigned forces to protect the scene and reported to the Military Command of Do Luong district.

Immediately afterwards, the Military Command of Do Luong district coordinated with Brigade 414 - Military Region 4 and the People's Committee of My Son commune to successfully salvage and safely destroy the ship according to regulations.

My Son Commune, Do Luong District is the location of the Truong Bon fire coordinates - where the US dropped 18,936 bombs, missiles and rockets to cut off the traffic supply to the southern battlefield. The bomb found is also one of the remaining evidences from the war against the US. Photo: Google Maps