Vietnam man jailed for plotting terror attackBy The Manila TimesHANOI: A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to six years in jail for terrorism and weapons possession after he was convicted for smuggling a cache of guns into the country from Cambodia, a court official said on Tuesday. The report said Binh was disgruntled because his family was relocated from their land in south-central Quy Nhon city and were unfairly compensated. The official Vietnam News Agency said Binh travelled to Cambodia several times between June and August 2018 to procure weapons. In 2017, 15 people were jailed for a foiled petrol bomb attack at Ho Chi Minh’s main airport, the busiest in the country. Though terror attacks are not common, Vietnam routinely jails dissidents and activists, with at least 128 prisoners of conscience currently behind bars, according to a report from Amnesty International this month.

Source: Manila Times May 28, 2019 08:48 UTC