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.
| 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 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.