350kg bomb destroyed successfully in Yen BaiAuthorities of Yen Bai province on August 29 successfully deactivated a bomb weighing 350 kilogrammes. Authorities of Yen Bai province on August 29 successfully deactivated a bomb dropped during the US bombing of northern Vietnam from 1968-1970s. The bomb was discovered in Tan Thanh village, Yen Thai commune, Van Yen district. The provincial Military High Command’s sappers said the US-made bomb was dropped during the US bombing of northern Vietnam from 1968-1970s. Vietnam has already cleared hundreds of thousands of hectares of UXOs so far.-VNA

Source: VietNamNet News August 30, 2018 04:30 UTC