Spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security Lieut. Gen. To An Xo has unveiled initial information about the confessions of suspects involved in the gun attacks targeting the headquarters of the People’s Committees of Ea Tieu and Ea Ktur communes of Cu Kuin district in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak.
Xo told reporters that the Secretary of the Ea Ktur Party Committee, the Chairman of the Ea Tieu People’s Committee, four police officers and three civilians were killed and a number of other people were injured in the attacks.
To date, 46 suspects have been detained by competent forces with support from local residents, he said.
According to the officer, the suspects have admitted that they were ordered to kill public servants and police officers and rob property and firearms.
Their actions are barbaric and extremely dangerous, resulting in serious consequences, insecurity and disorder in the locality, Xo said, stressing that they need to be strongly condemned and soon handled strictly before the law.
Source: Vietnam News Agency