Monument honours victims of American bombingFew living people witnessed the carnage and destruction of the US bombing of Hanoi in December 1972. Local residents gather to mourn their dead on the 45th anniversary of the attack at the B-52 victims monument on Kham Thien StreetThere is a monument for victims of the bombing on Kham Thien Street. On the night of December 26, 1972, almost the entire street was laid to waste by American B-52 bombers. The capital’s Kham Thien Street is now known by another name by the capital residents, “B-52 Street”, a sad reminder of its residents’ tragic fate. Local residents now gather at the monument every year on December 26 to mourn their dead.

Source: VietNamNet News December 27, 2017 05:03 UTC