The central province of Quang Ngai on Friday buried the remains of 36 soldiers who died in the Vietnam War against the US.

According to local agencies, the soldiers died in an attack on Quang Ngai Prison under the US army control in 1968 in an attempt to free 1,500 of their comrades-in-arms.

The town’s authorities are completing necessary procedures to launch more searches for soldiers’ remains around the area.

So far the remains of more than 27,000 soldiers have been found in Quang Ngai Province.

Source: VNA