Province; 50 civilians were kidnapped, including a Protestant minister; two buses and 28 three-wheeled taxis were burned. June 28: in the Son Tra massacre 73 civilians and 15 CORDS workers were killed in the attack and a further 103 civilians were wounded. 570 homes were destroyed in the attack and the resulting fires leaving almost 2,800 people homeless July 28: Four VC, detonated a 60-pound plastique charge in city room of Chợ Lớn Daily News, the most prominent of city's seven Chinese language newspapers, after ordering workers out of building; the four escaped before police arrived. September 12: A VC report (captured in Bình Dương Province) from the Châu Thành District Security Section to the provincial Party Central Committee stated that seven prisoners in the district's custody were shot prior to an expected allied sweep operation, the report read: "we killed them to make possible our safe escape.” September 26: A grenade was thrown into Bến Thành market, killing one person and wounding 11. December 11: A VC unit appeared at the home of the provincial People's Self-Defense Force chief in Tri Ton, Châu Đốc Province; they tied him up and then executed him. 1969 January 6: The Vietnamese Minister of Education, Dr. Le Minh Tri, was killed when two VC on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade through the window of the car in which he was riding. February 7: A Satchel charge exploded in the Cần Thơ market place, killing one and wounding three. February 16: the VC invaded and occupied Phuoc My village, Quảng Tín Province, for several days. Later, survivors describe a series of acts: a 78-year old villager was shot for refusing to cut down a tree for a fortification; a 73-year old man was killed when he could not or would not leave his home, pleading that infirmities prevented him from walking; an 11-year old boy was stabbed and several families grenaded in their homes. February 19: A bicycle bomb exploded in a shop in Truc Giang, Kien Hoa Province, killing six civilians and wounding 16. February 24: VC entered a Catholic Church in Quảng Ngãi Province and assassinated the priest and an altar boy. February 26: A bicycle bomb exploded near a pool hall in Kien Hoa province, killing a child and wounding three other persons. March 4: the Rector of Saigon University, Professor Tran Anh, was shot by VC on a motorcycle;