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./.