On June 25, 1965, two Viet Cong terrorist bombs rip through the My Canh floating restaurant on the Saigon River. The first exploded in the dining room; the second one, a few minutes later, detonated on the gangplank as panicked survivors tried to flee. More than 30 people, including nine Americans, were killed in the explosions. Dozens of other diners were wounded.
The attack had been strategically planned on a busy Friday night at one of Saigon's most popular restaurants—one frequented by American military advisers and their families. It may have been intended as retaliation for the public execution of a North Vietnamese commando whose attempt to bomb a U.S. barracks had been foiled by the South. It was one of the deadliest terror attacks of the Vietnam war.
