Three foreigners arrested on terrorism charges

Vietnamese police have arrested three people, including a Norwegian national and an Australian citizen of Vietnamese descent, accusing them of terrorism. Reuters reports.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Vietnam, the men were arrested on September 18 while trying to illegally cross the border from Cambodia. They admitted membership in the organization “Viet Tan”, which the Vietnamese authorities consider terrorist.

The Ministry said that the detainees illegally entered the country for terrorist and sabotage activities. They are also accused of forging documents.

Viet Tan claims that two people were kidnapped in Cambodia and forcibly taken to Vietnam. Australian authorities said the government was providing consular assistance.

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