Originally published on September 12, 2013 <br /><br />A gunman attacked a provincial land office in Northern Vietnam, shooting dead the deputy director and wounding four others before later turning the gun on himself at a pagoda. <br /><br />According to state media, The alleged culprit was later identified as Dang Ngoc Viet, 42, a daily wage laborer in Thai Binh Town.<br /><br />Viet entered the office at around 2 p.m., spraying lead bullets from a Chinese-made revolver that struck two officials and three civil servants of the Thai Binh Town Land Development Center, said Nguyen Hai Truong, spokesman for the Thai Binh Town People's Committee.<br /><br />All the victims were rushed to Thai Binh General Hospital. <br /><br />Victims with critical injuries were later transferred to the Hanoi's Viet Duc Hospital where the center's deputy director, Vu Ngoc Dung, 51, died from a head wound.<br /><br />Civil servants Nguyen Thanh Duong, Vu Cong Cuong, Bui Duc Xuan also suffered head wounds. <br /><br />Another deputy director of the center, Pham Thi Lan Anh, sustained minor injuries.<br /><br />The farmer had allegedly been disgruntled over a burdensome land compensation deal he was forced into with the government.<br /><br />Land issues are a flash point in the communist country where the government owns all land. Leases, land uses, compensation and reclamation agreements often spark accusations of harsh terms for farmers. <br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
