Police have looked the other way as groups of youths have terrorized a Catholic community in northeast Vietnam.
Ucanews.com reported that, throughout June, gangs of youths — wearing red T-shirts with yellow stars and waving national flags — have attacked Catholics and their property in Song Ngoc Parish in Quynh Luu District of Nghe An province.
“We see that the attacks have been carried out in an orchestra-ted manner, and the police know well what is occurring, but are ignoring what is going on,” said 11 priests in a June 13 petition given to the Vietnamese govern-ment. The priests accused the government of “aiding and abetting those who intentionally violate laws, cause hatred and divide Catholics from others.”
The attacks have occurred at night, and at least two Catholics have been seriously injured, sources told ucanews.com.
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