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Former Manus Island detainee ‘killed in Vietnam’ after being returned to homeland

Phạm Thanh Sơn was reportedly stabbed outside a Karaoke bar in Đồng Hới, local media has reported.

Pham Thanh Son.

Pham Thanh Son. Source: Facebook

A former Manus Island detainee has reportedly been killed in a stabbing attack in Vietnam after he returned to his home country following a failed bid for asylum in Australia.

According to local media reports, Phạm Thanh Sơn was stabbed outside a karaoke bar in Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình Province about 10pm, Thursday, local time.

Read more here via SBS. 


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By Ali Bahnasawy

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