On January 2, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Quang Long, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Bac Kan Provincial Military Command, said that the same morning, the unit safely destroyed a bomb with intact fuse and explosives at the demolition site in Khuoi Dang village, Sy Binh commune, Bach Thong district.

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The location where the bomb was discovered was dug up by the engineering force and safely transported for disposal. Photo: Kim Tap

Previously, at around 2:00 p.m. on December 15, 2024, in the Bat Cave area, Mr. Vu Ngoc Tu's family (Sau Hai village, Nong Ha commune, Cho Moi district) was digging the ground to open a road for logging and discovered a bomb.

Mr. Tu then reported the incident to the authorities. Upon receiving the news, the Provincial Military Command quickly directed engineering forces to the scene.

The engineering force coordinated to dig and transport the bomb to the storage location, guarding it to ensure absolute safety.

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The engineering force put the bomb in position to detonate.

Major Ha Thanh Huyen, Head of the Engineering Department, General Staff Department, Bac Kan Provincial Military Command, said that this is a bomb weighing about 300kg.