Two unexploded landmines found in Kinmen
12/13/2020 06:03 PM
Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard Administration
Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) Two old unexploded landmines were found Saturday in Kinmen, an island that was the frontline in Taiwan s defense against attacks by Communist Chinese forces in the late 1940s and into the 70s, the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said on Sunday.
The two landmines were spotted in a coastal area on the western side of Kinmen s Lieyu Township by a passerby, who informed local authorities late Saturday, the CGA said in a press release.
According to the press release, the CGA immediately dispatched its 9th Coastal Patrol Corps to the site, where the objects were identified as American M3 landmines, a kind of anti-personnel landmines designed to wound or kill by its fragmentation.
Two old landmines found on Kinmen safely disposed of
Staff writer, with CNA
Two old landmines were found on Saturday on the western side of Kinmen’s Lieyu Township (烈嶼), the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) said yesterday.
The mines were spotted by a passerby, who informed local authorities late on Saturday, the agency said in a press release.
Members of its 9th Coastal Patrol Corps were dispatched to the site, where the objects were identified as US M3 landmines.
An examination determined that the rusty mines posed no immediate threat, and a military bomb disposal unit was called in, corps member Tian Tzu-ching (刁子敬) said.