The bodies of 12 Nepalis killed in Kabul suicide bombing were flown to Kathmandu from the Afghan Capital on Wednesday. A chartered flight of Nepal Airlines landed at Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday afternoon.

The flight took off from Kabul International Airport at 12 pm NST.

RA special aircraft that brought the mortal remains and 24 Nepalese workers landed at TIA.

— MOFA of Nepal (@MofaNepal) June 22, 2016

Twenty-four Nepalis working in Afghanistan have also returned home in the flight, Foreign Ministry confirmed in a tweet. All returning Nepalis were also working as security guards for the Canadian embassy.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli reached the TIA and offered his tribute to the victims. Family members and relatives of the victims also arrived at the airport to receive the bodies.

Talking briefly to the media persons after offering the garland to the caskets, PM Oli condemned the cold-blooded murder of Nepali workers and said the incident has saddened the entire nation. He expressed his sympathies to the bereaved families.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and other government officials also reached the TIA to offer their tributes.

The government has been making preparations to dispatch seven bodies to their respective homes as wished by their families.

Government had decided to send a chartered flight as the bodies had to be brought in Kabul International Airport via three connecting flights.

Twelve Nepalis working as security guards at Canadian embassy in Kabul died when their bus was attacked by a suicide bomber on Monday. Five other Nepalis were injured in the attack.

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