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Vietnam Catholics protest at land dispute trial

Source: The Boston Globe

Hanoi : Vietnam | 11 months ago

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Hundreds of Vietnamese police and riot police sealed off streets leading to a government building on Monday as eight Catholics went on trial over their attempt to claim a plot of disputed land in the capital. More than 1,000 Vietnamese Catholics turned up at the People's Committee offices in a Hanoi...

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