Bomb hunters unearth a live US MK 82 500 lb fragmentation bomb buried along Route 92 of the old Ho Chi Minh Trail near Ban Dong
Bomb hunters unearth a live US MK 82 500 lb fragmentation bomb buried along Route 92 of the old Ho Chi Minh Trail near Ban Dong Laos on Sunday December 4 2005 A find like this for a bomb hunter is very lucrative which is why people call the bombs Gold of the soil Countless thousands of Lao citizens hunt for bombs and metal like this every day for their income Many now count themselves as poorer since it is becoming more difficult as they now often have to dig to find bombs that use to lay on top of the ground everywhere The bomb hunters are incompetion now with government road crews to find the bombs Bulldozers worked day and night to keep the Ho Chi Minh Trail following south with weapons and supplies Exclusive
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