Viet Tan: Rights group accuses Vietnam of abducting Australian, Norwegian activists
- A pro-democracy group has accused the Vietnamese government of abducting two of its members, an Australian and a Norwegian citizen, in Cambodia and taking them back across the border.
- Vietnamese authorities confirmed that they had arrested Tran Hiep and Nguyen Duc Thuan, but say they had entered the country using forged documents and planned to carry out terrorist activities.
- It said the men had admitted to being members of Viet Tan, which Vietnam sees as a terrorist organisation.
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- A pro-democracy group has accused the Vietnamese government of abducting two of its members, an Australian and a Norwegian citizen, in Cambodia and taking them back across the border.
- Vietnamese authorities confirmed that they had arrested Tran Hiep and Nguyen Duc Thuan, but say they had entered the country using forged documents and planned to carry out terrorist activities.
- It said the men had admitted to being members of Viet Tan, which Vietnam sees as a terrorist organisation.
Sources: BBC News