The 40th death anniversary of 3,157 victims killed by Khmer Rouge soldiers in the Southwestern border war was solemn held on May 1 at Ba Chuc cemetery in An Giang province’s Tri Ton district.
The event was organized by Tri Ton district People’s Committee in collaboration with the Four Debts of Gratitude Faith and attended by Deputy Secretary of the provincial People’s Committee Võ Anh Kiệt and large numbers of local people and followers of the Four Debt of Gratitude Faith.
During the ceremony, a documentary film of Ba Chuc cemetery was screened and the 11-day Southwestern border war was briefly recalled.
Ba Chuc cemetery currently has 1,159 remains of victims, accounting for more than one-third of 3,157 people killed by Khmer Rouge soldiers in 1978.
Earlier, the Representative Committee of the Four Debt of Gratitude Faith also held a requiem for victims in the massacre on April 30.
Deputy Secretary Võ Anh Kiệt offers incense to commemorate victims
3,157 candles lit around the cemetery
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