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Quang Ngai (VNA) – As many as 504 victims of a bloody massacre by UStroops 50 years ago were commemorated at a ceremony held at the Son My relicsite in Tinh Khe commune, Quang Ngai city, the central province of Quang Ngai,on March 16.
The event was attended by former President Truong Tan Sang, Deputy PrimeMinister Truong Hoa Binh, Chief Judge of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen HoaBinh, foreign visitors, US veterans, local people and domestic andinternational reporters.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Dang Ngoc Dung said that thekillings that occurred on March 16, 1968 prompted widespread outrage around theworld.
Son My residents are now joining hands to build their hometown and develop thelocality’s development in the economy, culture and society, he added.
On the occasion, the organising board handed over a decision to set up My Laipeace fund and announced a 41 hectare My Lai Peace Commemorative Park projectwhich is invested at 348 billion VND (15.3 million USD).
The park is also a tourism attraction, making contributions to developingtourism in Quang Ngai province.
Earlier, a house ofworship dedicated to 504 civilians killed in the massacre was inaugurated inthe central province of Quang Ngai on March 15. Covering an area of 200 sq.m inSon My relic site in Tinh Khe commune, the house was built at a cost of 5.5billion VND (241,500 USD). -VNA
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