Authorities in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on October 31 detonated two bombs which had been discovered in Bach Luu commune of Song Lo district.
The bombs, weighing 300-400 kg each, were said to be left over from the resistance war against US imperialists. In recent years, some localities in Vinh Phuc have discovered and detonated bombs and ammunition left from the war. On October 24, a war-time bomb weighing 1,362 kg was also removed to a safe location in the capital city of Hanoi.
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Source: Vietnam Plus News
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