India News | Deeply Shocked, Saddened to Learn About Plane Crash in China: PM Modi
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed sadness at the crash of a passenger flight in China's Guangxi.
New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed sadness at the crash of a passenger flight in China's Guangxi.
A Chinese passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed in the southern Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday, the regional emergency management department said.
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The Boeing 737 aircraft of China Eastern Airlines, which flew from Kunming to Guangzhou, crashed in Tengxian County in the city of Wuzhou, causing a mountain fire, the department was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news agency.
"Deeply shocked and saddened to learn about the crash of the passenger flight MU5735 with 132 on board in China's Guangxi," Modi tweeted.
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"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the crash and their family members," he said.
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