The mobile police from the Ministry of Public Security, Đắk Lắk Province's police, and the Special Forces of Military Region 5 have cooperated to implement a plan to surround and capture suspects involved in the deadly armed attack on Sunday. — VNA/VNS Photo Phan Anh Dũng

HÀ NỘI — Six more suspects were arrested on June 13 in connection with the June 11 deadly gun attack in Cu Kuin district of the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk, bringing the total number of detained suspects to 45, spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security Lieut. Gen. Tô Ân Xô said on June 13 afternoon.

Xô said the public security force is continuing to hunt for the remaining suspects and investigate the case.  

The same day, a delegation of the Central Committee of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union led by the committee's Secretary and President of the Việt Nam Students’ Association (VSA) Nguyễn Minh Triết presented and posthumously awarded the Brave Youth badge to five police officers who were killed or wounded in the attacks.

On June 12, Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang signed a decision on granting the "Tổ Quốc ghi công" (The Fatherland Acknowledges the Merit) certificate to four officers of the Ministry of Public Security and two officials of Đắk Lắk Province who were killed in the attacks.

Politburo member and Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm signed a decision to posthumously promote the ranks of the four police officers killed in the attack.

The ministry granted VNĐ100 million (US$4,300) each in aid to the four dead officers' families and VNĐ50 million each to the two officers injured during the attacks. — VNS