The investigation police agency of Bac Ninh police department has decided to start criminal proceedings against the case of a recent explosion in the northern province that killed at least two children and injured nine people on January 3 morning in Van Mon commune, Yen Phong district. At the explosion siteChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Tu Quynh said the police ordered the temporary detention of Nguyen Van Tien, born in 1964 and residing in Van Mon commune, owner of a scrap warehouse, for investigation of illegal storage and trade of military weapons.Colonel Pham Hong Son, Director of the provincial police department, said Tien confessed that from January 2016, he purchased about seven tonnes of old warheads from an official from the bomb and mine disarmament centre of the sappers high command to dismantle as wastage.The old warheads were kept at the garden of Nguyen Van Tao, a resident in Quan Do village, Van Mon commune. On January 3 morning, the scrap … [Read more...] about Police commence criminal proceedings against deadly explosion in Bac Ninh
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Two children killed, seven injured in Bac Ninh explosion
Photo: VNA An explosion reportedly killed at least two children and injured eight people early Wednesday morning at a scrap warehouse in the northern province of Bac Ninh’s Quan Do Village in Yen Phong District.The dead victims are a one-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl.The explosion also led to the collapse of four nearby houses, burying many people who were asleep, and damaged dozens of other houses. Following the explosion, a huge hole -- 4m in width and 20m in length, appeared at the scene.The huge explosion damaged some nearby houses and a handful of bullet-like objects were found at the scene.The injured were rushed to hospital for emergency treatment.Further investigation is underway to pinpoint the cause of the blast. By Thuy Dung … [Read more...] about Two children killed, seven injured in Bac Ninh explosion
Bac Ninh: Explosion kills 2 children, injures 8
An explosion reportedly killed at least two children and injured eight people early Wednesday morning at a scrap warehouse in the northern province of Bac Ninh’s Quan Do Village in Yen Phong District. The scene of the explosion occurs on Wednesday morning in the northern Bac Ninh Province’s Quan Do Village. — Photo vietnamplus.vnThe dead victims are a one-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl.The explosion also led to the collapse of four nearby houses, burying many people who were asleep, and damaged dozens of other houses. Following the explosion, a huge hole -- 4m in width and 20m in length, appeared at the scene.A witness who lives some 1km from the scene of the explosion said “I heard the loudest-ever bang at about 4am this morning.” Nearby houses are damaged due to the explosion. To Thi Mai Hoa, head of the provincial Department of Health, said a seriously-injured person was taken to Hanoi's Vietnam-Germany Hospital while the others were being … [Read more...] about Bac Ninh: Explosion kills 2 children, injures 8
Two children killed in Bac Ninh explosion
Two children have been killed and eight other people injured after an explosion ripped through a residential area in Bac Ninh Province on Wednesday morning.An explosion occurs at the house of a scrap dealer in Bac Ninh Province on January 3, killing two children Speaking with Dtinews, head of Van Mon Commune's Department of Public Security, Nguyen Van Thuyen, said that the explosion occurred at 4.30am at the house of a scrap dealer in Quan Do Village."Two children, a one-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl, have been found dead and eight other people injured at the site," Thuyen said. "Five surrounding houses collapsed."Police said that they found many warheads at the site. Further investigation is being carried out. Many houses collapsed or are damaged in an explosion in Bac Ninh Province on January 3 … [Read more...] about Two children killed in Bac Ninh explosion
Trong Quan singing – A unique art form in Bac Ninh province
province is not only known as home to two UNESCO-recognised musical forms - 'Quan Ho' (love duet singing) and 'Ca Tru' (ceremonial singing)—but is also the root of 'Trong Quan' singing (improvisational antiphony between boys and girls). … [Read more...] about Trong Quan singing – A unique art form in Bac Ninh province