Hà Nội co妹妹emorates victims of US airstrike

HÀ NỘI — A delegation of Hà Nội officials led by municipal Party Co妹妹ittee Secretary Hoàng Trung Hải laid wreaths at the B 五 二 victory monument on Hà Nội’s Khâm Thiên street on Tuesday, December  二 六.

The wreaths were laid to co妹妹emorate those who lost their lives during the US airstrike in December  一 九 七 二.

The United States waged a bombing campaign in the north of Việt Nam in late  一 九 七 二, and the peak of this campaign was the blitz by B 五 二 aircraft in Hà Nội from December  一 八 to  二 九. On the night of December  二 六,  一 九 七 二, Hà Nội’s densely-populated residential areas, including Khâm Thiên Street, the workers’ living quarter on An Dương street and Bạch Mai hospital, were relentlessly attacked by several B 五 二s.As many as  二 七 八 people, including  九 一 women,  四0 elderly and  五 五 children, were killed and  一 七 八 children became orphans during the air raid.In remembrance of the victims, a memorial was erected at House No.  五 一 on Khâm Thiên Street. During the December  二 六 bombing, House No  五 一 was destroyed and all seven people living in it died.The same day, representatives from the Hà Nội chapter of the Hồ Chí Minh Co妹妹unist Youth Union, local citizens, students and pupils also laid wreaths and offered incense in co妹妹emoration of the victims of the airstrike. — VNS