via Vietnam Express, 21 November 2023: The Military Command in Quang Tri, with assistance from the U.S.-based Golden West Organization, successfully neutralized two wartime bombs, following tips from locals. The operation involved the careful disarming of a 340 kg M177 bomb and a 230 kg MK82 bomb.
After receiving information from local residents, the command’s combat engineer unit approached the site and isolated the area. They found that one of the bombs is a 340 kg M177 and the other is a Mark 82 (MK82) weighing 230 kg.
In a process controlled from afar, combat engineers separated the detonator from the part that contains the explosive of the MK82 bomb. After being removed from the bomb, the detonator was destroyed at the site.
The M117 bomb were moved to a safe place for later treatment.
Source: Wartime bombs safely disposed of in central Vietnam – VnExpress International
