The Brinks Hotel in also known as the Brink Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ), was bombed by the on the evening of December 24, 1964, during the Two Vietcong operatives detonated a underneath the hotel, which housed
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| Location | Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Date | December 24, 1964 |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 53–63 |
officers. The explosion killed two Americans, an officer and an , and injured
approximately 60, including military personnel and Vietnamese civilians.
The Vietcong commanders had planned the venture with two objectives in mind. Firstly, by attacking an American installation in the center of the heavily guarded capital, the Vietcong intended to demonstrate their ability to strike in should the United States decide to launch air raids against . Secondly, the bombing would demonstrate to the South Vietnamese that the Americans were vulnerable and could not be relied upon for protection.
The Vietcong commanders had planned the venture with two objectives in mind. Firstly, by attacking an American installation in the center of the heavily guarded capital, the Vietcong intended to demonstrate their ability to strike in should the United States decide to launch air raids against Secondly, the bombing would demonstrate to the South Vietnamese that the Americans were vulnerable and could not be relied upon for protection.[1][2]
The bombing prompted debate within the administration of United States President . Most of his advisers favored retaliatory bombing of North Vietnam and the introduction of American combat troops, while Johnson preferred the existing strategy of training the to protect South Vietnam from the Vietcong. In the end, Johnson decided not to take retaliatory action qwerty