Vietnam: mob attacks Redemptorist Monastery

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By: JB An Dang
Posted: Friday, November 4, 2011 3:57 pm

Hundreds of police, militiamen, and stone-throwing men broke into Hanoi Redemptorist Monastery yesterday afternoon, shattering the gates and smashing everything in their path.

“The incident happened at 2.45pm on 3 November, when hundreds of police, militiamen, professionally trained dogs and hired thugs, along with state-run television crews, attacked our people and ransacked our monastery,” wrote Fr Joseph Nguyen Van Phuong in his statement released today.

Fr John Luu Ngoc Quynh, Bro.Vincent Vu Van Bang, and Bro. Nguyen Van Tang were among several who were physically and verbally assaulted when they tried to stop the thugs from smashing the monastery's gate. The attack seemed to be premeditated since the church was deserted, as usual, during the noon hours.

After getting inside the monastery, the thugs attacked Fr. Pham Xuan Loc who tried to try to stand in their way. Church bells were rung to summon help. The attackers withdrew when thousands of Catholics and nearby parish priests rushed to the site of the violence.

http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=19246

[Ian David]

1. Hey, it's a good thing we're not pursuing a free trade agreement with Vietnam...

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-20123685/obama-signs-3-free-trade-deals/

[MNBrewer]

2. Were the priests raping children again?

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3. No, they were cooking vichyssoise.

Stirred up anger over French colonialism.

[MNBrewer]

4. Tis the season

[valerief]

5. Do they ever stop? nt

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6. Hi valerie. Did you happen to run into cleanhippie on your way in?