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12 more war dead remains found in Ho Chi Minh City park

Authorities have uncovered 12 more sets of remains believed to belong to fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, two days after a memorial service for 731 sets of remains.

The Ho Chi Minh City High Command said the latest discovery was made during recovery work at the park on October 16.

The same day, teams excavated more than 500 cubic metres of soil, using three excavators, dump trucks and two 3.5-tonne trucks to support the digging and removal of earth.

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Authorities search for the remains of fallen troops (Photo: Nguyen Hung).

Earlier on October 15, eight more sets of remains were found and recovered.

The latest findings bring the total number of sets of remains recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park to 751.

Of these, 718 were recovered individually, while 33 were found at eight mass grave sites.

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The authorities find 12 sets of remains on October 16 (Photo: Nguyen Hung).

On October 14, the city held a ceremony to pay tribute to, commemorate and bury the 731 sets of remains recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park. All were reburied at the Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs’ Cemetery.

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.

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