Vietnamese commemorate victims of concert hall attack in Russia
Tuesday, March 26, 2024, 12:19 GMT+7
Many Russian and Vietnamese people in Da Nang, central Vietnam on Monday laid bouquets of flowers outside the Russian Consulate General in the city to commemorate the victims of a terrorist attack during a concert in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow on Friday last week (local time).
The attack left at least 137 people dead and 182 injured.
The consulate general arranged a table, flowers, a condolence book, and candles so that Russian citizens and Vietnamese people in Da Nang could extend condolences.
Thanh Thuy, a Da Nang resident, wrote in the condolence book that “[she] would like to extend [her] deepest condolences to the families of the victims and express her heartfelt wishes for peace for all mankind."
The activities to commemorate the victims of the terrorist attack will continue throughout their state funeral in Russia.
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| Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha writes in the condolence book for the victims of the terrorist attack in Russia at the Russian Embassy in Hanoi on March 25, 2024. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre |
Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and many high-ranking Vietnamese officials wrote in the condolence book for the victims at the Russian Embassy in Hanoi, while local officials did the same at the Russian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on the same day.
“We were extremely shocked upon receiving the news about the terrorist attack on March 22, 2024 that claimed the lives of many innocent people in the Crocus City Hall near Moscow, Russia,” Deputy PM Ha wrote.
He sent the deepest condolences and sympathies to the Russian government and people, as well as the victims' families.
He added that Vietnam strongly condemns terrorism in all forms and believes that the perpetrators will be strictly punished.
“We hope the families of the victims will overcome the pain soon, the injured recover quickly, and Russia and its people will be safe and progress,” Ha wrote.
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| Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai writes in the condolence book for the victims of the terrorist attack in Russia at the Russian Consulate General in the city on March 25, 2024. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee |
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Ta Quang Dong also wrote in the condolence book at the embassy the same day.
Representatives of Vietnam-Russia friendship organizations, enterprises, and hundreds of Vietnamese people have placed flowers and extended their condolences at the embassy.
Vietnam's Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son had earlier sent their separate condolences to their Russian counterparts.
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| A Hanoi woman lays a bouquet of flowers with a ribbon having colors of the Russian flag in front of the Russian Embassy in Hanoi. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre |
The terrorist attack in the Crocus City Hall is the deadliest inside Russia for two decades, according to Reuters.
The Islamic State said it was responsible for the attack and has released what it says is footage from the massacre.
Eleven people have been detained, including the four suspected gunmen.
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| Flower wreaths, flower bouquets, and candles sent by Vietnamese officials and people to the Russian Embassy in Hanoi. Photo: Danh Khang / Tuoi Tre |
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