The Ho Chi Minh City Military Command announced the latest search results at Le Thi Rieng Park on the evening of October 23. The search team found 12 more sets of martyrs' remains and one set of artifacts in Zone B.
The search and collection of remains at the park entered the ninth day of its second phase. During the day, the Ho Chi Minh City Military Command deployed equipment, processed more than 600 cubic meters of soil and expanded the search area.
During the first phase, authorities collected 731 sets of martyrs' remains and held a memorial and burial ceremony in accordance with regulations. In the second phase, 91 sets have been found, bringing the total discovered at the park to 822 sets.
The search and collection operation is being carried out under the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra at a seminar that reviewed information about a mass grave of martyrs in the area of the Do Thanh–Chi Hoa Cemetery, now Le Thi Rieng Park.
Sources: Dân Trí
