Attack on US Embassy, Saigon

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:attackersMethod sapper assault
gptkbp:attackersNumber 19
gptkbp:casualties 19 Viet Cong killed
5 US killed
gptkbp:date January 31, 1968
gptkbp:defendedIn gptkb:US_Marines
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_police
gptkbp:duration about 6 hours
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Attack on US Embassy, Saigon
gptkbp:location gptkb:US_Embassy,_Saigon,_South_Vietnam
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive international coverage
gptkbp:objective breach embassy compound
cause chaos and demoralization
gptkbp:partOf Tet Offensive
gptkbp:perpetrator Viet Cong
gptkbp:result US and South Vietnamese victory
gptkbp:significance major psychological impact in the US
symbolic blow to US prestige
gptkbp:target gptkb:United_States_Embassy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tet_Offensive_(1968)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6