Vietnamese Charge Chinese Intrusions
Associated Press
BANGKOK, Thailand —
Vietnam accused Chinese forces Friday of firing 15,000 artillery rounds into Ha Tuyen border province and of staging 11 commando probes into its territory last month.
The Vietnam News Agency said shells hit Thanh Thuy village and other populated areas. It said the Chinese shelled a school in the province, killing two students and wounding five students and a teacher. The agency said local armed forces captured “many intruders, shot afire a military truck and an ammunition depot.”
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