A 41-year-old Baldwin Park man, believed to have been involved in the
attempted bombing of the Vietnamese embassy in Thailand earlier this
year, was arrested by FBI officials at John Wayne International Airport
late Friday night, officials said.
Vo Van Duc was arrested by the FBI on suspicion of using weapons of
mass destruction after he got off an Alaska Airlines flight about 9 p.m.,
according to a statement released by FBI spokeswoman Cheryl Mimura in Los
Angeles.
Duc allegedly wired a bomb containing 5 kilograms of ammonium nitrate
and diesel fuel to a mobile phone at the embassy and another explosive
device to a second mobile phone. Both bombs failed to go off, officials
said.
Duc is being held by West Covina police in that city's jail and will
be there until Monday when he is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles
federal court.
Three more people wanted in connection with the attempted act of
terrorism are in custody in Thailand, officials said. Duc reportedly
operated terrorist cells in Vietnam and in Philippines and is a member of
the Free Vietnam Revolutionary Group, an anti-communist organization.
