Ho Chi Minh City, Nov. 10 -- A total of 1,005 sets of martyrs' remains have been found and recovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Hoa Hung ward so far, the Ho Chi Minh City Military Command said on November 9.

The remains, including 371 sets accompanied by personal belongings, were recovered by officers and soldiers of Team K74 under the municipal Military Command between June 23 and November 9.

Of the total, 972 sets were found individually while 33 were recovered from eight mass grave sites.

The search and recovery operation at the park has been conducted in two phases. During the first phase, from June 23 to October 14, the team retrieved 731 sets of remains, which were subsequently honoured and reburied in accordance with regulations. ...