Vietnam vehemently condemns a series of bloody bomb terror attacks in Belgium on March 22, Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said.

Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh.

“We were shocked and indignant at the news that a string of bomb terror attacks occurred in the Belgian capital city of Brussels and left dozens of deaths and injuries,” Binh said in reply to a reporters’ query on Vietnam’s reactions to these incidents.

“We have a strong belief that efforts underway by the Belgian Government will bring the culprits to light shortly,” he said, expressing sympathy with the losses and pains being endured by the Belgian Government, people and the victims’ families.

He clarified that after learning about the bomb attacks, the Foreign Ministry instructed the Vietnamese Embassy in Belgium to promptly work with local authorities and agencies to check for any Vietnamese falling victim.

“We have yet to get any information about any Vietnamese victims,” Binh said.

The Vietnamese Embassy is working hard to seek more information and at the same time outline support plans in case they are needed, he added.

A series of explosions ripped through Brussels airport and a city metro station on March 22, killing at least 26 people.

Two blasts targeted the main hall of Zaventem Airport killing at least 11 people, while at least 15 others have died in an underground rail blast, with 55 injured.

Leaders’ condolence over terror attacks in Belgium

President Truong Tan Sang extended condolences to Belgian King Phillippe I, on March 22, over the loss of dozens of lives and injuries caused by the terror attacks in Brussels on the same day.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh also conveyed sympathy to their respective Belgian counterparts Charles Michel and Didier Reynders.

A series of explosions ripped through Brussels airport and a city metro station on March 22, killing at least 26 people.

Two blasts targeted the main hall of Zaventem Airport killing at least 11 people, while at least 15 others have died in an underground rail blast, with 55 injured.

In his reply to the media on Vietnam’s reactions to these incidents, Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry Le Hai Binh said Vietnam vehemently condemns these attacks.

VNA