Vietnam strongly condemns the deadly bomb
attacks that occurred in two Moscow
subway stations on the morning of March 29, said a spokesperson for the
Vietnamese Foreign Ministry.
In response to questions from
reporters on Vietnam’s
reaction to the attacks, spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga said, “We are both
sorrowed and outraged by the bomb blasts that struck the Lybyanka station and
Park Kultury station in central Moscow,
killing and injuring dozens of people.”
She went on to say that Vietnam
strongly condemns these acts of terrorism and believes that the culprits will
soon be brought to justice and severely punished.
The Vietnamese Government and people
expressed their sincere condolences to the Russian Government and people and
especially the families of the victims of the explosions, she said.
Relevant Russian and Vietnamese
agencies as saying no Vietnamese were killed or injured in the bomb attacks.
As of 15:00 hrs (local time), there
were 37 dead and 65 others, including one Philippine and two Malaysians,
injured in the two bomb blasts. However, 17 of the 37 fatalities have not yet
been identified.
