6 soldiers killed after armored vehicle sinks during training in Vietnam

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Six soldiers from the 102nd Regiment, 308th Division, 12th Corps, died after their BMP-1 armored vehicle malfunctioned and sank during a training exercise at the TB1 National Firing Range in Bac Ninh Province in northern Vietnam.

The Ministry of National Defense said on Sạturday morning that the incident occurred on Thursday at the TB1 National Firing Range in Bien Son Commune, Bac Ninh.

The six soldiers belonged to Squad 4, Platoon 5, Company 10, Battalion 9. They were Corporal Pham Van Tam, from Ho Vuong Commune, Thanh Hoa Province; Corporal Nguyen Tien Duc, from Nghia Do Ward, Hanoi; Sergeant Mai Thanh Phuong, from Ba Dinh Commune, Thanh Hoa Province; Sergeant Nguyen An Ninh, from Vu Duong Commune, Ninh Binh Province; Corporal Lam Duy Khanh, from Ninh Cuong Commune, Ninh Binh Province; and Sergeant Hoang Long Nhat, from Phu Xuyen Commune, Hanoi.

The Prime Minister has decided to posthumously award the six soldiers the "Fatherland Acknowledges Your Merit" certificates.

The defense ministry is completing procedures to recommend official commendations for the fallen soldiers.

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