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1-14-16

2 massive Vietnam War bombs found in southern province

Thumbnail Image - "Binh Duong in Vietnam" by TUBS - Own work. This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this:  Vietnam location map.svg (by Uwe Dedering). Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons.

Military officers in the southern province of Binh Duong on Wednesday successfully moved two general-purpose bombs weighing 226 and 360 kilograms found by locals to a safer place.

One bomb, which is an M81, used commonly during the Vietnam War, was found near the bank of the Dong Nai River and the other, an M83, at a construction site.

General-purpose bombs made by the US are highly destructive. 

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