Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard
| Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard | |
|---|---|
| Part of Vietnam War | |
| Location | Cai Lậy District, Định Tường province, Vietnam |
| Date | 30 August 1973 |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapon | Artillery Bombardment |
| Deaths | 32 |
| Injured | 55 |
| Perpetrators | Viet Cong |
The shelling was an attack on a Cai Lậy District government-controlled schoolyard in Cai Lậy town, Định Tường province, South Vietnam on 30 August 1973,[1] by Viet Cong forces. The shelling was centered on the districts of Cái Bè and Cai Lậy, areas of traditional VC control in Định Tường Province in the northern delta.
The US Government called the bombardment part of "the terrorist campaign of the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam." According to the U.S., 32 students were killed and 55 others injured.[2] The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam and South Vietnam each blamed the other for the attack.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Vietcong Drive To Cut Saigon Link With Delta Reported". The New York Times. 30 August 1973. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Tập san Bộ Ngoại giao Hoa Kỳ". 1974-08-04.
- ^ "Message Text". AAD Archives.
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