The Ho Chi Minh City Military Command said on September 16 that search teams had recovered 14 more sets of war martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park.
Since July 6, authorities have discovered and recovered a total of 646 sets of remains at eight mass grave sites.
Authorities search for martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park on September 16 (Photo: Le Trai).
On September 16, the search teams processed more than 500 cubic metres of soil as they expanded the search area in the park.
To speed up the operation, the Ho Chi Minh City Military Command deployed three excavators, dump trucks and two other trucks to support excavation and the transportation of soil.
The search and recovery operation at Le Thi Rieng Park was launched on July 6 following the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra at a workshop verifying information about a mass grave of martyrs in the area.
Earlier, based on witness accounts and historical records, the Ho Chi Minh City Command estimated that hundreds of martyrs killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive and Uprising may have been buried in Do Thanh - Chi Hoa cemetery, now Le Thi Rieng Park.