Seven Killed in Clash Between Chinese Migrants, Vietnamese Border Guards, Authorities

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HANOI--Seven people were killed Friday in a clash between Vietnamese border guards and migrants from China attempting to enter the country illegally who seized weapons from officers in a bid to avoid being sent home, Vietnamese authorities reported.

Two of the dead were Vietnamese border guards and four more were wounded, according to an information portal for Quang Ninh province, where the attempted entry was made. The report didn't provide details on the migrants who were killed or those who were possibly injured in the clash.

There had been women and children among the 16 migrants who attempted to enter Vietnam, the portal said.

They had attempted to cross at 4:20 a.m. at Bac Phong Sinh on China's southern border with northern Vietnam, the information portal said. They were arrested and escorted to a transfer facility to be sent back to China, but during the procedure guns were seized by some of the men, who then opened fire, killing one guard, according to the portal. The men refused to surrender, resulting in a shootout, the portal reported.

Seven Killed in Clash Between Chinese Migrants, Vietnamese Border Guards, Authorities Say - WSJ.com

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The rest of the group.

Bodies of the shooters.