[CPEO-MEF] MUNITIONS, GLOBAL: 500-pound Bomb in Lang Vei

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

500 LB MK 82  Bomb Discovered Near Ex Marine Base in Lang Vei Safely  
Removed

Project RENEW
August 17, 2012

The bomb was unearthed around 5 p.m. yesterday by some Bru minority  
men while they were searching for scrap metal in an area where an  
electricity transmission line is under construction. The excavation  
was halted immediately by the site manager of Mai Linh Power Joint  
Stock Company, the project investor, who reported this astonishing  
finding to Tan Lap Commune's authorities. Later, the Huong Hoa  
military headquarters called Project RENEW for assistance.

The bomb penetrated deep into ground so it took the team six hours  
working in rotation to remove it.

RENEW's EOD team arrived at the site about 8 am this morning and a  
technical assessment was performed. It was a 500-pound MK 82 lying  
unexploded at the depth of 3 meters. It took six hours for the team  
to remove the bomb after deciding it was safe to move. The bomb was  
transported to RENEW's central demolition site in Trieu Phong  
District for later destruction.

...

For the entire release, see
http://landmines.org.vn/news/ 
500_lb_mk_82_discovered_near_ex_marine_base_in_lang_vei.html

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope Street, Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650-961-8918 or 650-969-1545
Fax: 650-961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
http://www.cpeo.org

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