Huế Phật Đản shootings
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On 8 May 1963, nine unarmed Buddhist civilians were shot by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and security forces in Huế, South Vietnam. The army and police fired guns and launched grenades into a c
Đài Kỷ Niệm Thánh Tử Đạo, Huế 01
Huế 2024 July Altar to the Buddhist martyrs of 1963 Buddhist crisis in Hue, Tu Hieu Temple img 04
Từ Đàm Pagoda, the site of initial congregation
Xá Lợi Pagoda raids
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The Xá Lợi Pagoda raids were a series of synchronized attacks on a number of Buddhist pagodas in the major cities of South Vietnam shortly after midnight on 21 August 1963. The raids were executed by
Xá Lợi Pagoda, the focal point of the attacks
Ngô Đình Nhu, brother of President Ngô Đình Diệm, planned the raids. On the left, U.S. vice president Lyndon Johnson
The gong in the bell tower of Xá Lợi was struck continuously to alert the population to the raids.
Từ Đàm Pagoda