UN Chief Offers Condolences Over Deadly Plane Crash In India
HAMILTON (Canada), June 13 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed sorrow over the deadly Air India plane crash in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, which claimed more than 200 lives.
"The Secretary-General is deeply saddened by the news of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on 12 June, which claimed the lives of more than 200 people aboard, as well as the loss of life and injuries at the BJ Medical College hostel, which was struck during the crash," Farhan Haq, spokesperson for Guterres, said in a statement.
Guterres extended "his heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and to the people and Government of India, as well as to all countries whose citizens were affected by this tragedy," said Haq.
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