Germany urged to protect Vietnamese

Germany urged to protect Vietnamese

HANOI (Reuter): Vietnam urged Germany to protect its citizens following the death of a Vietnamese man, believed to be the latest in a wave of gangland slayings.

"We have requested the German side to seek for the murderers diligently and to have active measures to prevent crimes and protect Vietnamese who are living Germany," the statement said.

It said Hanoi was prepared to work with Bonn to tackle the problem, which has now seen 63 Vietnamese killed in eastern Germany since 1992.

German police said last Friday a Vietnamese man had been shot dead near the eastern town of Magdeburg in what was believed to be the latest in a five-year series of gangland slayings involving Vietnamese cigarette smuggling gangs.