U.S. bombs are still killing in Laos, and Xieng Khouang could be earning more if it was safe for visitors to trek on its rolling hills. Across the country, over 20,000 people have been killed or injured by bombs since the war, many of them children. A woman walks past a restaurant decorated with unexploded bombs dropped by the U.S. Air Force planes during the Vietnam War, in Xieng Khouang, Laos September 2, 2016. Child's playBeeping metal detectors pierce the tranquillity of Phaxay district in Xieng Khouang, where local technicians scour a hillside for unexploded bombs. Pomee Kaewpimpa, 59, was a young boy when he saw bombs dropped on Napia village in Xieng Khouang up to three times a day.

Source: Thanhnien News September 05, 2016 17:03 UTC