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First nine Vietnamese victims of Egypt bomb attack go back home

The Vietnamese embassy in Egypt on December 31 had the last working session with the working team of Ho Chi Minh City to review and finalize the list of the nine tourists who suffered light injuries or were not injured in the earlier bomb attack to go back home in the first batch.
First nine Vietnamese victims of Egypt bomb attack go back home ảnh 1Vietnamese Ambassador to Egypt Tran Thanh Cong (second, from left) and Egyptian Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat (centre) bid farewell to the nine Vietnamese tourists before their journey to go back home (Photo: VNA)

Cairo (VNA) – The Vietnamese embassy in Egypt onDecember 31 had the last working session with the working team of Ho Chi MinhCity to review and finalize the list of the nine tourists who suffered lightinjuries or were not injured in the earlier bomb attack to go back home in thefirst batch.

At the meeting, they checked the health conditions and documentsof the tourists in the group. The nine departed in the evening of December 31and are scheduled to arrive at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City in theevening of January 1.

Besides, authorities also completed documents related to thebodies of the three victims whose relatives were brought to the hospital wherethey were kept to help with the identification work. The bodies will berepatriated at the earliest time possible while the heavily injured will goback home after they recover.

Representatives of the embassy and the working team latervisited Sheikh Zayed hospital, where the victims are treated after the December28 attack. They were briefed on the conditions of the victims and agreed on theplan to repatriate the tourists to ensure their safety and save time.-VNA
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