Soldiers’ remains, explosives discovered in Dien Bien
The Military Command of Dien Bien Phu city of the north western province of Dien Bien on December 21 started the excavation of soldiers’ remains and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) discovered during construction work on Hill A1.
The Military Command of Dien Bien Phu city of the north western province of Dien Bien on December 21 started the excavation of soldiers’ remains and unexploded ordnance (Photo: VNA)
Dien Bien (VNA) – TheMilitary Command of Dien Bien Phu city of the north western province of DienBien on December 21 started the excavation of soldiers’ remains and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) discovered duringconstruction work on Hill A1.
The discovery of the remains and UXOswas made on December 19. Upon receiving the information, the Military Commandof the city mobilised personnel to excavate the remains and UXOs.
The unit will work with theprovincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to carry out DNAtests and will dispose of the UXOs.
Hill A1 inMuong Thanh district, Dien Bien Phu city is the site of the most famous battle of the Dien Bien Phu campaign. The32-metre-high hill, covering 82,000 sq.m. and located 500m west of theheadquarters of the French troop during the Dien Bien Phu campaign, was thescene of the fiercest fighting between Vietnamese and French armies in 1954.
With other eastern hills, A1 created a shieldprotecting the central sector of the entrenched camp of Dien Bien Phu, thebunker of General de Castries. More than 2,500 Vietnam officials and soldiersand about 800 French soldiers died on the hill. -VNA
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The Military Command of Dien Bien Phu city of the north western province of Dien Bien on December 21 started the excavation of soldiers’ remains and unexploded ordnance (Photo: VNA) 
