Vietnam Weapons Of War: Over 42,000 Killed By Leftover Mines, Bombs

Date: 2011-12-05 01:52:01 in Women's Health

HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam's prime minister says more than 42,000 people have been killed by bombs, mines and ordnance left from the Vietnam War, and more continue to die 36 years after the war ended.Nguyen Tan Dung told a mine action donors' conference Monday that more than 62,000 others have been wounded by accidental explosions of weapons from the war.Read More... More on Vietnam ...

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