Authorities found 12 more sets of martyrs' remains and a collection of artifacts at Le Thi Rieng Park on October 23, bringing the total number recovered at the site to 822.
The Ho Chi Minh City Command said on October 23 it had deployed equipment and processed more than 600 cubic metres of soil during the day, while expanding the search area at the park.
Authorities find 12 sets of remains on October 23 (Photo: Nguyen Hung).
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.
