Nghia Dan: Discovered and destroyed 2 large bombs

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 6, the Nghia Dan District Military Command coordinated with the engineering force of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command to excavate and safely destroy a large bomb.

While constructing an expansion of the agricultural land area in Nghia Thinh commune, local people discovered a bomb, a 0.5m diameter, 1.8m long, weighing about 950 pounds (equivalent to 317.5kg), and reported it to the Nghia Dan District Military Command.

Engineers handle bomb in Nghia Thinh commune.

The District Military Command has blockaded the scene, assigned security forces, and coordinated with the engineering force of the Nghe An Provincial Military Command to excavate and select a destruction site according to the correct procedure, ensuring absolute safety for people, equipment, and techniques.

Previously, on January 1, 2017, while expanding the cultivated area, people in Nghia Son commune also discovered a lethal bomb with a diameter of 0.25m, a length of 1.5m, and a weight of about 500 pounds (equivalent to 226.8 kg). The Nghia Dan District Military Command coordinated with other forces to excavate and safely handle the bomb.

Thus, in less than a week of the first days of 2017, the Nghia Dan District Military Command discovered and successfully destroyed two large bombs.

Nguyen Duc Vuong

(Nghia Dan District Military Command)