The bomb, 2.16 meters long and 0.4 meter in diameter was found in a rice field of Sung Nhon Commune in Duc Linh District of the south-central province.

A bomb of 340 kg is removed from a rice field in Binh Thuan Province, April 8, 2021.

According to the provincial military command, the MK-117 bomb was discovered by local farmers.

The engineering force unearthed the bomb, detonated it, and found the explosives inside Thursday afternoon.

The Vietnam War ended more than 40 years ago, but around 800,000 tons of unexploded ordnance (UXO) remain scattered across the country, according to government data.

Filipino on Hanoi-HCMC flight arrested after bomb claim

A Filipino man was detained at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport Thursday after screaming there was a bomb in the plane headed for HCMC.

Central province blocks off highway to dispose of 300-kg bomb

Authorities in Quang Binh Province banned all vehicles from Highway 9B for nine days after a war-time bomb weighing 300 kg was unearthed by severe flooding.

Central region floods unearth Vietnam War-era bomb

A 450-kg wartime bomb that emerged from the soil following floods and erosion in the central Ha Tinh Province was removed on Tuesday by the army.

Flooding washes up Vietnam War bombs, grenades

Seven bombs and nine grenades left over from the Vietnam War have been washed up in Quang Tri Province.

Source: VnExpress