- Title: SOUTH VIETNAM: BOMB BLAST STARTS FIRE IN GOVERNMENT PRESS CENTRE IN SAIGON
- Date: 9th February 1970
- Summary: 1. SV PAN FRONT OF DAMAGED BUILDING 0.05 2. FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES ARRIVING (2 SHOTS) 0.18 3. SV INT. MILITARY PERSONNEL FIGHTING FIRE 0.26 4. GV FIRE (2 SHOTS) 0.30 5. SV FIREMEN QUELLING FIRE 0.35 6. SV MILITARY PERSONNEL FIGHTING FIRE (2 SHOTS) 0.43 7. GV FRONT OF BUILDING 0.46 8. GV MILITARY POLICE ARRIVING (2 SHO
- Embargoed: 24th February 1970 13:00
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- Location: SAIGON, SOUTH VIETNAM
- Country: Vietnam
- Reuters ID: LVA1UPG5L6D4QN4P757L318KA4TO
- Story Text: A PLASTIC BOMB EXPLODED IN THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT'S NATIONAL PRESS CENTRE IN SAIGON YESTERDAY (FEBRUARY 8) WRECKING A SECOND FLOOR OFFICE AND STARTING A SMALL FIRE.
IT WAS THE THIRD BOMB BLAST IN CENTRAL SAIGON IN THREE WEEKS AND MILITARY POLICE QUICKLY CORDONED OFF THE BUILDING WHILE FIREMEN AND STAFF EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE OFFICES HAD BEEN CLOSED FOR THREE DAYS OVER THE TET (LUNAR NEW YEAR) HOLIDAY AND NOBODY WAS REPORTED HURT.
THE BOMB, WHICH WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING, SMASHED WINDOWS IN THE TWO-STOREY BUILDING, AND WRECKED A BACK ROOM WHERE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS ARE ACCREDITED AND RECORDS KEPT. A CROWD OF ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE GATHERED TO WATCH THE FIREMEN PUTTING OUT THE BLAZE. THROUGHOUT SOUTH VIETNAM WAR ACTION WAS REPORTED GENERALLY LIGHT DURING THE VIET CONG'S FOUR-DAY TET CEASEFIRE WHICH ENDED TODAY (FEBRUARY 9).
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