900 grenades from Vietnam War destroyed

Bomb disposal experts in Quang Binh Province have successfully defused a rare bomb found near National Highway 1A after consulting their U.S. counterparts.

Despite the dangers, the bomb-riddled fields of Quang Tri Province have for decades been the main source of income for many local families.

590 pieces of ammunition including mortar shells and rockets found in central Vietnam have been disposed of.

Two blasts ripped through Damboa town in Borno on Saturday evening targeting people returning from a holiday.

To them, the Vietnam War, during which the U.S. dropped more bombs than the Allies in World War II, has never ended.

An estimated 800,000 tons of unexploded ordnance still remain scattered across Vietnam, killing and maiming civilians on a regular basis. 

Officials say that more than 1,000 unexploded bombs left over from the war still litter the site.

Disposing of deadly munitions seems an uphill task, but there may be hope.

More than 100 photos are on display at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi showing how Vietnamese children lived through the brutal hardships of the war.

Although it is illegal to collect unexploded ordnance in Vietnam, for many locals in the northern province of Quang Tri the deadly debris has become a major source of income.