1965 Saigon bombing explained

1965 Saigon bombing
Coordinates:	10.8257°N 106.7313°W
Date:	June 25, 1965
Time:	8:15 p.m.
Timezone:	UTC+7
Type:	Time bomb
Fatalities:	42^[1]
Injuries:	80
Perps:	Viet Cong

On June 25, 1965, during the Vietnam War, a series of two bombings by the Viet Cong took place in Saigon killing 42 people in the explosions.

My Canh Café

The first bomb detonated at 8:15 p.m. (local time) in a floating restaurant "My Canh Café" at Bạch Đằng Quay on the bank of the Saigon River. 31–32 people were killed, and 42 were wounded.^{[2] [3]} Of the casualties, 13 were American and most others were Vietnamese citizens.

Second bombing

At the same time as the first blast, another bomb exploded next to a tobacco stall on the bank of the river near the floating restaurant. The blast killed at least one American woman.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The My Canh Restaurant Bombing. Home of the Veterans of the Phu Lam Signal Facility. January 21, 2011. November 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125043130/http://phulam.com/mycanh.htm. dead.
2. Book: Kocher, Matthew Adam. Human Ecology and Civil War. 18. Chapter III: War in the Hamlets: Human Ecology and the Vietnam War.
3. Web site: A Sailor Responds to the Bombing of the My Canh Café: 26 June 1965. Naval History Blog. Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy. January 21, 2011. June 26, 2010.