Two foreigners arrested for allegedly desecrating 16th-century emperor’s tomb in Vietnam


Two Chinese nationals have been detained by police. - Photo from Quang Ninh Province Police

THANH HOA, (Vietnam): Two foreigners have been detained by police as part of an investigation into the suspected desecration of the royal tomb of Emperor Le Tuc Tong, located in Kien Tho Commune, Ngoc Lac District, the central province of Thanh Hoa.

Last Saturday (May 3) evening, officials from the Thanh Hoa Centre for Historical Research and Cultural Heritage Conservation discovered signs that the emperor's tomb had been disturbed.

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