Vo Duc Van
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Vo Duc Van (aka Nguyen Nha Trang) is a Vietnamese-American who immigrated to the United States in 1980. In 2001 he was arreseted for his part in the attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Thailand.
[edit] Biography
Vo Duc Van was born on December 20, 1959, in My Tho, South Vietnam. In 1980, he fled Vietnam by boat to escape from political persecution and threats made on him by Communist agents due to his political agitation. He was permitted to resettle in the United States. He attended California State University, and earned a bachelor in civil engineering.
In 1993, Van became a member of The Government of Free Vietnam and a member of the Coalition Political Party of Free Vietnam and the Free Vietnam Youth.
On October 12, 2001, he was arrested by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) at the John Wayne airport for the attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok, Thailand. His alleged co-accomplices Pham Nguyen Thanh Hien Si, (Tony) Anh Tuan Tran, and (Philip) Phan Thanh Binh were arrested in Thailand and awaiting trial.
His arrest led to the Communist government of Vietnam, to demand that United States shut down the Government of Free Vietnam, which is led by Prime Minister Nguyen Huu Chanh.
The Vietnamese community held numerous rallies in support of Vo Duc Van against his deportation to Thailand for his alleged involvement in the attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Bangkok.
Vo Duc Van is currently still detained in a Federal Detention Facility in California.
