Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Minister of Public Security To Lam was the first to pay tribute at the funeral.

Relatives of the dead officers  

Hanoi’s delegation led by People’s Committee Chairman Nguyen Duc Chung

Many high-ranking officials of the state and the government at the funeral 

The fatal confrontation occurred last Thursday, when a group of villagers attacked soldiers building a wall at military airport Mieu Mon in Dong Tam Commune in Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc. The protesters were reported to have thrown hand grenades, petrol bombs and knives at soldiers and police officers protecting the construction site.

The clash ended with three police officers and one of the protesters killed, while another protester was injured.

The three police officers are Senior Lieutenant-Colonel Nguyen Huy Thinh, 48, Captain Pham Cong Huy, 27, and Senior Lieutenant Duong Duc Hoang Quan, 26.

The officers were posthumously awarded the Feat Order by President Nguyen Phu Trong as well as certificates for their service to the nation by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.