17 February 2004 :

Four people, including two women, were executed by firing squad in Vietnam after being convicted on murder and drug trafficking charges an official said. Tran Duc Thinh, 23, of Hanoi had been sentenced to death for murder. Duong Thi Lien, 42 of northern Thai Nguyen province, Nguyen Van Chung, 32 and Nguyen Thu Ha, 52, both from Hanoi, had been condemned on drug trafficking charges.