Hanoi, Sep 21 :  Vietnam President Tran Dai Quang died on Friday after prolonged illness. He was 61.

Tran Dai Quang died in the Military Central Hospital in Hanoi, reported the presidential website, adding that he had been undergoing treatment both at home and abroad, reports Efe news.

He had been elected head of state by the National Assembly in April 2016, three months after the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the only legal party in the country, nominated him as a candidate in its XII congress.

He had also served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 until he was appointed President, one of the four most powerful positions in the country in which the general secretary of the CPV acts as de facto nation head.



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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.