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Remains of martyrs found in Laos repatriated

Twelve sets of remains of volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives for international missions in six northern Lao provinces were repatriated at a ceremony in Udomxay province on June 18.
Remains of martyrs found in Laos repatriated ảnh 1Ceremony held to hand over remains of martyrs found in Laos to Vietnamese side in late 2018 (Source: Tapchilaoviet)

Vientiane (VNA) – Twelve sets of remains of volunteer Vietnamesesoldiers and experts who laid down their lives for international missions insix northern Lao provinces were repatriated at a ceremony in Oudomxay provinceon June 18.

Eleven sets of remains were found in twomass graves in Oudomxay province’s Nga district, while the remaining wasuncovered in Ngoi district of Luang Prabang province.

The remains are scheduled to be reburied atTong Khao cemetery in Dien Bien Phu city in the northern mountainous provinceof Dien Bien on June 19.

During the 2018-2019 dry season, remains of42 volunteer Vietnamese soldiers and experts who died in six northern Laoprovinces of Oudomxay, Phongsaly, Sainyabuli, Luang Prabang, Luang Namtha andBokeo have been repatriated and reburied.

Earlier on June 17, a ceremony was held in Oudomxay province to mark the 25th founding of the Military Zone 2’s martyr tombsearching team in six northern Lao provinces.

Over the past 25 years, the team foundedand repatriated 1,731 sets of remains of Vietnamese martyrs.-VNA
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