Category:Brinks Hotel Bombing
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The Brinks Hotel in Saigon, also known as the Brink Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ), was bombed by the Viet Cong on the evening of December 24, 1964, during the Vietnam War. Two Viet Cong operatives detonated a car bomb underneath the hotel, which housed United States Army officers. The explosion killed two Americans, an officer and an NCO, and injured approximately 60, including military personnel and Vietnamese civilians.
Media in category "Brinks Hotel Bombing"
The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total.
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1964 Brinks Hotel bombing.JPG 2,930 × 2,275; 1.1 MB
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NH 93963 Brink bachelor officers' quarters, Saigon, South Vietnam.jpg 6,034 × 5,044; 1.52 MB
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Park Hyatt hotel and the bombing memorial today.jpg 2,736 × 3,648; 4.56 MB
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Vietcong bombing, 1964.gif 600 × 463; 124 KB