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U.S. War Bomb Kills Two in Vietnam

Xinhuanet 2002-04-24 11:09:27

””””HANOI, April 24 (Xinhuanet) -- A four-year-old girl and her farther were killed when a U.S. made bomblet left over from the Vietnam war exploded in the country's central province of Phu Yen last Sunday, according to a report of the local daily Vietnam Newson Wednesday.

””””The farther, 36, was trying to dismantle the detonator of a bomb in the province's Hoa Dinh Dong Commune on Sunday when it exploded, killing him and his daughter instantly.

””””Local authorities then found another 105 mm shell in the victims' house.

””””Another bomb explosion killed a 48-year-old man and seriously wounded his companion last Thursday in nearby Hoa Tan Tay Commune of Phu Yen province.

””””They were also reported to be salvaging the shell for scrap metal. Enditem

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