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Show Cluster bomb found in Vernal VERNAL Residents near Fort Duchesne Army Base in Vernal were evacuated for the second time in seven months due to the , : discovery of old military cluster bombs being found in the irrigation yard of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Monday, February 26. The latest incident forced 200 residents to leave their homes while , officials from Hill Air Force Base removed the bomb and transported it back to Hill. - - Officials say the second bomb was similar to the first found at the . . Vernal base . Seven months ago a Vietnam era cluster bomb with a o; canister of 400 anti-personnel devices was discovered at the facility. It was removed and destroyed at the Air Force test range in the west desert. The BIA routinely receives surplus military equipment from surrounding sur-rounding facilities and uses the metal bomb containers as culverts, , head gates and water troughs for livestock. , - w Vernal Express |