Vietnamese authorities have confirmed that about 150 sets of human remains recently discovered beneath an alley in Hanoi belonged to ordinary people who died and were buried up to 70 years ago.

They also dismissed rumors suggesting the remains were those of soldiers from a Chinese dynasty who died 235 years ago.

A representative from the Quang Trung Ward administration in Hanoi’s Dong Da District provided the clarifications on Friday.

The remains were uncovered during drainage system upgrades beneath an alley on Tay Son Street.

He rejected a hypothesis spreading on social media that these remains came from soldiers of China’s Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), who died and were buried there after Vietnamese Emperor Quang Trung defeated the invading Qing troops in 1789.

An investigation confirmed that all the remains belonged to ordinary people who were buried 50-70 years ago, the official stated.

Approximately two weeks ago, workers renovating a drainage system beneath Alley 167 on Tay Son Street discovered the remains buried nearly one meter below the surface.

Local authorities promptly directed relevant agencies to place the remains into coffins and collaborated with Phung Hung Funeral Home to relocate them to Yen Ky Cemetery in Hanoi’s Ba Vi District for reburial.

According to the official, this is not the first time remains have been discovered in the area.

“In the past, similar cases were reported when workers were building foundations for houses or executing other construction projects,” the official noted.

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