ISLAMABAD: Pakistani national is among the four people who died of asphyxiation in Greece on Dec 19, Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday.
“According to available information four persons had died on 19 December 2019 due to gas suffocation in a factory in Kalivia, a place 50 kilometres from Athens,” read a statement issued by Foreign Office Spokesperson Ayesha Farooqui in response to media reports about the death of Pakistanis in Greece.
According to local authorities, thus far one deceased has been identified as a Pakistani national as identification of the remaining three is in process.
The spokesperson said the Pakistan Embassy in Athens is in close contact with local authorities and will provide necessary assistance and facilitation to bereaved families.
With input from INP
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