Vietnam jails 20 for terrorism over police station bombs


Nguyen Khanh (C) and other defendants of Trieu Dai Viet group standing between policemen during their trial over terrorism activities at a court in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A Vietnamese court sentenced 20 people to between two and 24 years in prison on terrorism charges on Tuesday (Sept 22) over their involvement in a police station bombing two years ago, their lawyer and state media said. - Reuters

HANOI, Sept 22 (Reuters): A Vietnamese court sentenced 20 people to between two and 24 years in prison on terrorism charges on Tuesday over their involvement in a police station bombing two years ago, their lawyer and state media said.

The Ho Chi Minh City court found 17 of the defendants guilty of terrorism and convicted three for illegal use of explosives, over an attack in the same city that police said was funded by an exiled anti-government group.

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