Guerrillas Strike Near Saigon
(N.Z. Press Association—Copyright) SAIGON, Jan. 17. Twenty-six Vietnamese civilians were killed today when a bus struck a Viet Cong landmine 35 miles south of Saigon, United Press International reports.
Guerrillas daringly attacked two Government strong points just outside Saigon early today. Among those killed were 11 civilians, including a child. The guerrillas left behind 30 dead after a mortar and infantry assault against a military training school five miles north of Saigon. Yesterday infantrymen of the United States Ist Division clashed sharply with Viet
Cong forces in their biggest fight of a current sweep northwest of Saigon, a military spokesman said today.
Stratofortresses from Guam also continued to hammer the guerrillas yesterday and for the first time joined a Vietnamese Army operation, blasting territory on the central coast long held by the Viet Cong.
In Seoul the Korean Defence Minister, Mr Sung-un Kim, today denied reports that the South Korean Government was considering sending 20,000 more troops to South Vietnam this year. However, he did not totally rule out the possibility of South Korea increasing its military commitment in South Vietnam.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30961, 18 January 1966, Page 11
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