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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.
Leaders’ condolence over terror attacks in Belgium ảnh 1Belgian police were strongly arranged after the attacks (Source: AFP/VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – 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

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