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Kim Phúc and her family were residents of the village of Trang Bang,South Vietnam. On June 8, 1972, South Vietnamese planes dropped a Napalm Bomb on Trang Bang, which had been attacked and occupied by North Vietnamese forces. Phúc joined a group of civilians and South Vietnamese soldier who were fleeing from the Coa Dai Temple to the safe zone of South Vietnamese held positions. A South Vietnamese Air Force pilot mistook the group for enemy soldiers and diverted to attack. The bombing killed two of Phúc's cousins and two other villagers.