Leaders extend sympathy to Spain over Barcelona terror attack
President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent their messages of condolences to Spanish King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy over the terror attack in Barcelona.
Victims taken to ambulances at Las Ramblas street (Photo: EPA/VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)– President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on August 18 senttheir messages of condolences to Spanish King Felipe VI and Prime Minister MarianoRajoy, respectively, over the terror attack in Barcelona on August 17 thatkilled and injured dozens of people.
The same day, DeputyPrime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also extended his sympathyto Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Alfonso Dartis.
The attack happened ata busy street in Barcelona, killing 14 people and injuring about 100 others.
Also on August 18,Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang expressed deepest sympathy tothe State, Government and people of Spain and families of the victims.
“Vietnam stronglycondemns the act of terrorism in any form,” Hang said, stressing that such actsmust be strictly punished in conformity with the law.
She revealed that theVietnamese Embassy in Spain reported that there has been no report on any Vietnamesevictims in the attack, adding that the embassy is keeping a close watch on thedevelopment of the case in order to timely roll out necessary measures in case thereare Vietnamese citizens among the victims.
The Embassy has openeda hotline in Spain at 0034 633185582, which operates in parallel with another inVietnam at 0084 981848484 to receive relevant information, she said.-VNA
Vietnam offered its deepest sympathy with the British Government, people and families of victims in the March 22 terror attack and strongly condemned terror attacks in any form.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on March 23 sent a message of condolence and sympathy to his British counterpart Theresa May over losses in lives to a terror attack in London on March 22.
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Victims taken to ambulances at Las Ramblas street (Photo: EPA/VNA) 
