Vietnamese mourn leading dissident monk

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Updated July 14, 2008 10:42:19

Thousands of mourners turned out for the funeral of Vietnam's top dissident Buddhist monk, Thich Huyen Quang.

Presenter: Sonia Randhawa
Speakers: Thich Quang Ba, Unified Buddhist Church monk and director of the Sakyamuni Buddhist Centre in Canberra; Professor Carl Thayer, Australian Defence Force Academy.

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