New Delhi, June 23 -- India on Tuesday condoled the death of 12 Indian nationals who were killed in the explosion which took place at the Ras Laffan Industrial City Gas Facility in Qatar.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, "It is very unfortunate, the death of 12 Indian nationals. Several others also died of other nationalities, but we lost 12 of our nationals in the tragedy in Ras Laffan, where an explosion happened. I am told that some 66 people are injured across nationalities. We do not know exactly how many of them are Indian nationals, but all those people who are injured are safe."

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that authorities are working closely to ensure the identification a...