The bomb, measuring over 1.5 metres in length with a diametre of over 27 centimetres, was found on March​ 3.

Hearing about the information, local authorities ​and military engineers from the Military Command of Ky Anh town moved to cordon off the site for disposal. The bomb was then relocated and safely detonated in accordance with safety regulations.

Authorities later confirmed that the object was an unexploded bomb that had been left over from wartime.

Vietnam is among the countries most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO).

Today, unexploded bombs and mines are hidden underground in many provinces and cities nationwide, with around 5.6 million hectares of land contaminated, equivalent to 17.71% of the country’s natural land area.

360-kg wartime bomb deactivated in Dien Bien

VOV.VN - The Dien Bien Phu City Military Command in the northern border province of Dien Bien has safely detonated a bomb weighing 360 kg which had been leftover from previous conflicts.