Hanoi Discovers Large Bomb in Field

Military authorities transported a bomb, discovered in My Duc District, on the outskirts of Hanoi, to Mieu Mon Military Airfield on Jan 13 to safely destroy it. The bomb was found by Nguyen Van Thanh, a local of Doc Tin Commune, while he was digging a pond in his field on Tuesday. Weighing 200kg, the bomb is one meter long with a diameter of 30cm to 35cm. The area had been petrol-bombed by the French army during the war. (http://vietnamnews.vn/ Jan 14)