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BOMBS RIPS U.S. EMBASSY IN SAIGON
March 30th, 1965

A massive explosion caused widespread damage to the United States Embassy in South Vietnam today. Viet Cong insurgents, working with the National Liberation Front and Hanoi claimed credit for the blast.