'Images of worship and burning votive paper at the driving test center are not from Nghe An'

Speaking with Nghe An Newspaper reporters on the morning of March 31, Mr. Nguyen Duc An -Deputy Director of Department of TransportNghe An said he had learned that social media was sharing images of worshiping and burning votive paper right in the driving test center.

1 of 2 images circulating on social networks. Photo: Facebook

"In Nghe An, there is no center like the one in the picture. And the unit does not allow it. Looking at this picture, it looks very much like a collage," said Mr. An.

Previously, on the evening of March 30, a Facebook group with nearly 100,000 members in Nghe An shared two images recording the scene of worshiping and burning votive paper right in the driving test center. After only 12 hours, the post received more than 1,000 likes and more than 400 comments.

The post received more than 1,000 likes after 12 hours of posting. Photo: Tien Hung captured

Because the image was shared in a community group in Nghe An but the poster did not specify the location, many viewers assumed that the incident took place at a driving training and testing center in Vinh City. Most of the comments under the post expressed outrage at the act of worshiping right before the driving test day.