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23:07, 18-Feb-2018
Chinese FM offers condolences over air crash in Iran
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday offered condolences to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif over the crash of an Iranian passenger plane earlier in the day, in which the 66 people on board are feared dead.
In his message, Wang expressed deep condolences to the victims in the air tragedy and extended sincere sympathy towards their families.
An ATR-72 aircraft belonging to Iran Aseman Airlines on Sunday morning crashed in a foggy and mountainous region of southwestern Iran.
The twin-engine plane had disappeared from radar about 50 minutes after taking off from the capital city of Tehran with 60 passengers and six crew members on board.
Due to rainy and misty conditions, rescue services couldn't reach the crash site in the Zagros Mountain Range and failed to locate the wreckage, state IRIB TV reported.
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Source(s): Xinhua News Agency