VietNamNet Bridge – At about 8pm on April 16, a group of loggers blatantly demolished the ranger station of Ky Thuong commune in Ky Anh district, Ha Tinh province.

 

The ranger station after the attack.

According to the local authorities, some loggers took advantage of the darkness and heavy rain to attack the forest protection station No. 3 with bricks and stones.

The attack damaged one motorcycle and a lot of furniture in the station and seriously injured a ranger, named Thai Viet Huy.

According to Huy, these people also took his mobile phone.

When the attack occurred, Huy was in the station alone. After the attack, the attackers threatened Huy and robbed a lot of poultry raised by the station staff.

Reportedly, on the same morning, Huy and a number of employees of the forest protection station No. 3 had a clash with a group of loggers who illegally cut down trees in the forest of Ky Thuong commune.

The local police are investigating the attack.

Duy Tuan – Van Chuong