1965 Saigon bombing
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On June 26, 1965, during the Vietnam War
, a series of two bombings took place in Saigon.
42 people were killed in the explosions.
"My Canh Café" on the banks of the Saigon River
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31–32 people were killed, and 42 were wounded.
Of the casualties, 13 were American, and many others were Vietnamese citizens.
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, a series of two bombings took place in Saigon.
42 people were killed in the explosions.
My Canh Café
The first bomb detonated at 8:15 p.m. (local time) in a floating restaurantFloating restaurant
A floating restaurant is a kind of vessel which is usually a type of steel barge used as a restaurant on water. For example, the Jumbo Palace at Aberdeen in Hong Kong is one such restaurant. Sometimes retired ships are given a second lease on life as floating restaurants. The former car ferry New...
"My Canh Café" on the banks of the Saigon River
Saigon River
The Saigon River is a river located in southern Vietnam that rises near Phum Daung in southeastern Cambodia, flows south and south-southeast for about 140 miles and empties into the Nha Be River, which in its turn empties into the South China Sea some 20 km north-east of the Mekong Delta.The...
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31–32 people were killed, and 42 were wounded.
Of the casualties, 13 were American, and many others were Vietnamese citizens.