Hanoi residents mourn Paris attack victims

November 16, 2015 - 05:01 PM

Many Vietnamese and foreigners in Hanoi attended a memorial ceremony at the embassy of France on Sunday, in tribute to victims in the Paris terrorist attacks late Saturday.

Hundreds of people in Ha Noi attend the memorial ceremony at French embassy on Sunday.

Many Vietnamese and foreigners in Hanoi attended a memorial ceremony at the embassy of France on Sunday, in tribute to victims in the Paris terrorist attacks late Saturday.

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French ambassador Jean-Noël Poirier said at the ceremony that people of France and the world would never yield to terrorism.

The attacks killed more than 120 people injured hundreds of others. Eight attackers were reportedly killed.

Source: VNS

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