Two dead in Vietnam after man sets partner and self ablaze


TAY NINH: Two people have died in the southern province of Tay Ninh, after a man reportedly doused himself and his partner in petrol and set them alight following a personal relationship dispute, police said on Wednesday (Jan 7).

The incident occurred around 6:30pm Tuesday at a residential house at Road 13 in Long Hoà Ward, according to local officials.

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