HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City’s police units were applauded fortheir glorious achievements in fighting terrorism in the past time, especiallythe raid on a group of people conducting terrorist activities at a policestation in Tan Binh district on June 20.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen.Lieut.Gen Bui Van Nam on July 9 spokehighly of the municipal Police’s resounding success in ensuring social orderand security while asking the force to continue their efforts to fulfill theentrusted missions in the coming time.

With their excellent performance, four units under the city’s Police wereawarded 15 million VND (660 USD) each. They money was drawn from the crimeprevention and combat fund.

Earlier, the Ho Chi Minh City police had launched criminal proceedings againstand put into temporary detention four suspects with charges of conductingterrorist activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration, and threeothers of illegal trading of explosives.

According to Major General Phan Anh Minh, Deputy Chief of the city’s Police, abig explosion occurred on June 20 at a police station in Tan Binh district,injuring three people and damaging some property.

After over 10 days investigating, the municipal Police, in coordination withtheir counterpart from the neighbouring province of Dong Nai, arrested sevensuspects.

They seized nearly 10kg of TNT explosives, as well as other materials used tomake explosives, together with eight explosives to be used for similar attacks.

After his arrest, Nguyen Tuan Thanh – born in 1990 – confessed that his fatherNguyen Khanh – born in 1964 and residing in Trang Bom district, Dong Naiprovince – told him to make explosives with remote activation detonators. Bothadmitted to having close relationships with Ngo Hung, the self-proclaimedcommander-in-chief of the Viet Nguyen dynasty, currently residing in the US.

Hung appointed Khanh as Governor of the Dong Nai autonomous region and Thanh asMajor General. Afterwards, Hung transferred 120 million VND (5,214 USD) toKhanh and assigned him to organise the production of explosives which would bedetonated at police stations.

Following Hung’s order, Khanh assigned his nephew, Duong Ba Giang – born in1971 and residing in Dong Nai province – to make the explosives. Thanh wasresponsible for supporting Giang.

After receiving two bombs created by Giang, Khanh handed them to Vu Hoang Nam –born in 1996 residing in Tan Binh district, Ho Chi Minh City – and asked him todetonate them at police stations without clear addresses.

On June 20, Nam threw two bombs into the police station at Ward 12 in Tan Binhdistrict, injuring himself in the process.

Khanh gave another bomb to Nguyen Xuan Phuong – born in 1988, residing in BienHoa district, Dong Nai province – and asked him to create a blast at Tam Hieppolice station in Bien Hoa district. However, Phuong left the bomb in adeserted location, falsely reporting back to Khanh that he had successfullyplanted it but that it may have failed to blast.

Khanh told the police that he bought explosives from a group of people in DakMil district, Dak Nong province. On the basis of this, the police arrestedthree more suspects. However, they said they did not know Khanh would use theexplosives for terrorist purposes.

According to the investigation authorities, the reactionary Viet Nguyen dynastygroup has enlisted several people to disturb public order in Ho Chi Minh City,filming and posting the incidents on social networks, with many further eventsplanned.

The police are expanding the investigation to arrest more suspects.-VNA