HCM City leader offers sympathy over Paris attack victims
Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan came to the French Consulate General in the city on Nov. 16 to offer condolences for those killed in a series of terrorist attacks in Paris.
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City 𓃲People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan came to the French Consulate General in the city on November 16 to offer condolences for those killed in a series of t🎉errorist attacks in Paris last week.
In his notes in the funeral book, the municipal official expressed his deepest sympathies to the French authorities, people and families of the victims in the attacks, that killed 129 people and wounded 400 others
French Consul General Emmanuel Ly-Batallan showed his deep gratitude for the sympathy of the City’s authorities, people in general and Vietnamese people over the heavy casualties, saying that he felt very touched.
Since the afternoon of November 14, crowds of French people working and living in HCM City and city dwellers have come to the Consulate General to share their pain.-VNA
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Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan (Source: VNA)
