500lb bomb safely moved for disposal in Laos


SARAVANE, Laos: A UXO Laos team in Saravane, in collaboration with a specialist bomb disposal unit, safely removed an unexploded ordnance (UXO) discovered along Route 20 near the Xe Set River bridge construction site in Ban Saenwang Nyai village, Saravane district, on Wednesday (Nov 12), Laos News Agency (KPL) reported.

The device was uncovered by employees of SECC, a state-owned infrastructure construction company, during excavation work. They immediately alerted the Saravane UXO office, which dispatched a verification team to the site.

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