Sappers of the Quang Tri provincial Military Command on October 23 successfully detonated a 240kg magnetic bomb left over from the war. The bomb, coded MK36, contains 80 kg of explosives and measures 1.5 metres long, and 0.27 metres in diameter. Quang Tri is the most dangerous locality in Vietnam in terms of Unexploded Ordnance (UXOs). Landmines and bombs have killed over 3,430 people and injured 5,100 others since the war ended in 1975.

Source: Vietnam News Agency