Kim Phuc, known as the “Napalm Girl” in an iconic 1972 Vietnam War photo, is receiving a 10,000 euro (£8,700) award in Germany for her work for peace. Kim Phuc, known as the “Napalm Girl” in an iconic 1972 Vietnam War photo, is receiving a 10,000 euro (£8,700) award in Germany for her work for peace. South Vietnamese forces follow after terrified children, including nine-year-old Kim Phuc, centre (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)Past recipients of the prize include former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and American civil rights activist Tommie Smith. Ms Phuc was nine when a South Vietnamese plane dropped napalm bombs on her village, believing it harboured enemy North Vietnamese troops. The scene of Ms Phuc running down a road crying, naked and with burns across her body was captured by photographer Nick Ut, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1973.

Source: Irish Independent February 11, 2019 13:07 UTC