Sungkyunkwan University Finds Another Unexploded Bomb... "Likely Used During the Korean War"

Worker Installing Outer Wall at Daeseongjeon Found
3 Bombs and Unexploded Ordnance Discovered on 12th, 8 More Found on 13th

Unexploded ordnance was found for two consecutive days on the campus of Sungkyunkwan University in Jongno-gu, Seoul.

According to the announcement made on the 13th by Sungkyunkwan University and military authorities, eight unexploded rifle bullets were discovered near Daeseongjeon Hall at Sungkyunkwan University on that day. Unexploded ordnance refers to shells, bombs, or bullets that were either not fired or did not explode after being fired.

Image to aid understanding of the article. On the 21st of last year, explosive ordnance disposal team members are collecting an unexploded 155mm high-explosive shell found at a multi-family housing construction site in Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
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The unexploded ordnance was reportedly found by workers during the installation of wooden supports on the outer fence of Daeseongjeon Hall.

The day before, about three mortar bombs presumed to be unexploded ordnance were found near the entrance fence of Daeseongjeon Hall.

A military official stated, "These are very old unexploded ordnance, believed to have been used during the Korean War," adding, "Due to severe corrosion, the likelihood of explosion is very low."

The Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team announced that they will be dispatched to the site for two consecutive days to secure the area and collect the unexploded ordnance.

Meanwhile, as of 2021, it has been confirmed that over 200,000 unexploded ordnance have been found and handled in civilian areas over the past five years.

According to the 'Unexploded Ordnance Discovery and Disposal Records in Civilian Areas over the Past Five Years' received by Democratic Party lawmaker Ki Dong-min, a member of the National Assembly Defense Committee, from the Ministry of National Defense, the number of unexploded ordnance was ▲15,766 rounds (1,079 cases) in 2017 ▲19,671 rounds (876 cases) in 2018 ▲55,003 rounds (953 cases) in 2019 ▲29,849 rounds (1,205 cases) in 2020 ▲86,488 rounds (983 cases) as of August 2021.

By region, Gyeongsang Province recorded the highest number with 84,685 rounds, accounting for 40.1% of the total. It was followed by ▲Gangwon Province (56,206 rounds) ▲Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon (36,521 rounds) ▲Daejeon and Chungcheong (12,469 rounds) ▲Jeolla Province (9,367 rounds) ▲Ulsan, Daegu, and Busan (4,668 rounds) ▲Gwangju and Jeju (2,861 rounds).

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