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2 suspects arrested in fatal shooting targeting foreigners in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested two suspects linked to a shooting attack that left one foreign national dead and another injured in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on May 21.

2 suspects arrested in fatal shooting targeting foreigners in Ho Chi Minh City

2 suspects arrested in fatal Ho Chi Minh City shooting targeting foreigners

The case had drawn widespread public attention after the gunfire erupted in Ben Thanh Ward.

Officers said investigators are continuing to examine the case, verify evidence, and pursue legal proceedings against the suspects in accordance with Vietnamese law.

No further details about the identities or nationalities of the victims and suspects have been released.

On May 22, police in Trang Bang Ward in Tay Ninh Province, which borders Ho Chi Minh City, issued an urgent notice seeking two foreign suspects believed to be linked to the shooting.

Preliminary investigations found that after carrying out the attack in Ho Chi Minh City, the duo took a taxi to Co.opmart Trang Bang Supermarket in Tay Ninh, where they got out of the vehicle, local media reported.

Police described the pair as particularly dangerous suspects, thereby mobilizing forces to urgently track down and locate them.

Tieu Bac - Danh Trong / Tuoi Tre News
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