1965_Saigon_bombing

1965 Saigon bombing

1965 Saigon bombing

Bombing in which 42 were killed

On June 25, 1965, during the Vietnam War, a series of two bombings by the Viet Cong took place in Saigon killing 42 people in the explosions.[1]

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My Canh Café

The first bomb detonated at 8:15 p.m. (local time) in a floating restaurant "My Canh Café" at Bạch Đằng Quay on the bank of the Saigon River. 31–32 people were killed, and 42 were wounded.[2][3] Of the casualties, 13 were American and most others were Vietnamese citizens.[3]

Second bombing

At the same time as the first blast, another bomb exploded next to a tobacco stall on the bank of the river near the floating restaurant.[1] The blast killed at least one American woman.

References

  1. [1]
    "The My Canh Restaurant Bombing". Home of the Veterans of the Phu Lam Signal Facility. Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
  2. [2]
    Kocher, Matthew Adam. "Chapter III: War in the Hamlets: Human Ecology and the Vietnam War". Human Ecology and Civil War (PDF). p. 18.
  3. [3]
    "A Sailor Responds to the Bombing of the My Canh Café: 26 June 1965". Naval History Blog. Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy. June 26, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
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