How did the terrorists plant explosives inside the police station?

On the afternoon of July 5th, Ho Chi Minh City police identified Vu Hoang Nam (22 years old) as the person directly responsible for the explosion at the Police Station of Ward 12, Tan Binh District. He was also involved with...Nguyen Khanh (54 years old),Nguyen Tan Thanh (28 years old, Khanh's son) andDuong Ba Giang (47 years old) has been prosecuted forbehaviorTerrorism aims to overthrow the people's government.

In connection with the case, Nguyen Trung Truc (36 years old), Nguyen Minh Nhat (27 years old), and Nguyen Khac Sinh Nhat (37 years old) are accused of crimes.Illegal trading of explosives.

The electrical short-circuit bomb exploded earlier than planned.

In the investigation into the explosion at the Police Station of Ward 12, Tan Binh District, on Truong Chinh Street on the afternoon of June 20th, Ho Chi Minh City Police determined that the perpetrators aimed to carry out a terrorist attack to cause panic and fear among the people. Their targets were government offices and the private residences of leading officials.

To carry out the act, Khanh and his son enlisted the help of Giang (a freelance mechanic).manufacture multiple detonators,radio wave remote control. Then Khanh gave2 explosionsFor Nam, requestAttack any police station in Ho Chi Minh City.

After a period of observation, NamThe public reception area of ​​the Police Station in Ward 12, Tan Binh District was chosen becauseheadquartersLocated on a busy main road, it offers many opportunities for escape.

That day,Nam and his accomplices disguised themselves as ordinary citizens coming to work, asking to use the restroom inside the headquarters in order to plant explosives.Just as he finished planting the second bomb, it unexpectedly exploded, causing the first one to detonate as well. Nam fled but was still injured in the face by shrapnel. However, he managed to get into his accomplice's car and they escaped together.

The explosion injured three officers, caused cracks and collapses in many walls, and damaged numerous motorbikes. In addition to arresting eight people, authorities also seized 38 detonators, eight homemade explosive devices, and 10 kg of TNT.

"Their choice of a public reception area to detonate the bomb is an act of violence.""Utterly ungrateful," Major General Phan Anh Minh (Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Police) assessed.

How do anti-government organizations recruit people?

General Minh stated,Khanh has a criminal record, related to a meteorite trading fraud case in Dong Nai. In 2013, when the government was seeking opinions on a draft law, he expressed opposition and connected with a group.reactionaries abroadsocial network.

Khanh was appointed Governor of the Dong Nai Autonomous Region by Ngo Hung (who claims to be the Commander-in-Chief of the reactionary group of the Nguyen Dynasty, currently residing in the US). Thanh was promoted to the rank of Major General.

Nam was recruited by an anti-government organization after expressing his dissatisfaction. He repeatedly participated in protests and disturbances in the center of Ho Chi Minh City, especially on June 10th.

According toAccording to Mr. Minh, on June 10th, 16th, and 17th, the authorities successfully dispersed a very large-scale protest call. The investigating agency had anticipated the possibility that reactionary groups would engage in sabotage in the form of "lone wolf" attacks – acts of individual terrorist attacks.

"This tactic is not only happening in Vietnam but is also a concern for many countries around the world. In Ho Chi Minh City, authorities have strengthened and tightened security and are monitoring almost all the activities of these groups," General Minh said, adding that police are currently pursuing at least three people involved.

The three farmers in Dak Mil district, Dak Nong province, sold the explosives to Khanh and his son. They claimed they bought the explosives from Laos to use for digging wells and ponds, and were unaware that Khanh would use them for terrorism and sabotage.

The case is under expanded investigation.