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Vietnamese Monk Protesting

A Buddhist monk set himself on fire in the streets of Saigon in protest of Diem's South Vietnamese government. Diem’s brother accused Buddhist monks of harboring communists and then raided Buddhist pagodas. October 5, 1963.

 

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www.vietnammemorial.com/vietnam-war.html

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Uploaded on November 8, 2007
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