Vietnam sentences brothers to death after violent land clash

The two Farmers from Dong Tam village stand between police during the verdict in their trial over the deaths of three police officers and a farmer during a land dispute in Jan 9, at a court in Hanoi, Vietnam on Sept 14, 2020. - AFP

HANOI, Sept 15 (AFP): A Vietnam court sentenced two brothers to death on Monday (sept 14) after a long-running land dispute spiralled into rare violence which left three police officers and a villager dead.

Residents of Dong Tam commune in a Hanoi suburb have for years clashed with authorities, accusing the military of illegally seizing their farmland for an airport.