From the Archives - dated Sept. 18, 1966

(From the issue of September 18, there being no issue on September 19, 1966)

September 18, 2016 10:28 pm | Updated September 19, 2016 04:50 pm IST

China accuses U.S. of air space violations

China last night [September 16] accused U.S. aircraft of intruding into Chinese air space and said two American F-105 fighter planes had intruded into China’s air space in the region bordering the north-eastern part of North Viet Nam on the morning of September 9.

It said the planes carried out strafing and rocket attacks on people working on the ground wounding three of them.

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