1966 Press Photo Dr. Phan Quang Dan, liberal politician was assassination target

The action was the major combat on a day which also brought an assassination attempt against a leading South Vietnamese politician in Saigon and three raids by B52 heavy bombers against Communist positions in South Vietnam. Dr. Phan Quang Dan, 48, a liberal politician and a member of the Constituent Assembly drafting a new constitution, was wounded slightly today when an explosion threw his car up on a curb.

Photo is dated 1966.

Photo measures 8 x 9.5 inches.