Local men in Trieu Son District, Thanh Hoa Province has found 74 bombs and mines left over from the American War while working in garden. On March 20, while Ngo Van Thuan and his family were dredging up their pond, they discovered a cache of mines two meters underground. After receiving the news, the local military found total 72 active mines within a space of two square meters. On the same day, another local man also found two US bombs five to seven metres underground while he was doing work on his land. Each bomb weighs about 225 kg and is over two meters long. Lieutenant-Colonel Nguyen Quoc Khanh, deputy head of Trieu Son District Military Command said the two bombs were still active. Currently all of the bombs and mines have been moved out for controlled detonation. (www.dtinews.vn [1] Mar 21)
