Tran Gia Huy is taken into custody after allegedly attacking a South African tourist with a beer bottle. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police/Handout via Tuoi Tre
Tran Gia Huy, from Ninh Thuan Province, was detained under an emergency arrest warrant on suspicion of “causing public disorder,” according to the city’s investigative police agency.
The incident occurred at around 8:10 pm on Saturday at a bar on Bui Vien Street in Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, a busy nightlife area popular with tourists.
People involved in the street fight on Bui Vien Street on the night of May 17, 2025 are questioned at a police station in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police/Handout via Tuoi Tre
The altercation reportedly began when A.K.N., a 38-year-old South African man, argued with a 27-year-old employee of the bar.
The bar’s German owner, F.J., 29, then became involved, escalating the confrontation.
A still image taken from a video shows three Vietnamese men assaulting a foreign tourist, one striking him on the head with a beer bottle, on Bui Vien Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, May 17, 2025.
Police said three bar staff — including Huy, the 27-year-old employee, and another 19-year-old from Ninh Thuan — allegedly assaulted A.K.N. during the incident.
Huy is accused of striking the victim on the head with a beer bottle.
All individuals involved were brought in for questioning, police said.
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