18 wartime explosives cleared in Hue

An NPA clearance team uncovered 18 unexploded wartime munitions during a clearance operation near Hue in central Vietnam. Photo: NPA

A mine clearance team from Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA) has found and removed 18 unexploded wartime explosives buried in a forest in Hue in central Vietnam.

The explosives included artillery shells, mortar rounds, anti-tank rockets and grenades, which were discovered during a clearance operation in Phong Thai Ward.

According to Vietnam News Agency, the explosives were safely transported to a demolition site for destruction.

NPA said the operation improved safety for 161 people using the land for farming and livestock, as well as nearly 2,000 residents living nearby.

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