Turkey offers condolences to Egypt following deadly plane crash
by Daily Sabah
ISTANBULMay 20, 2016 - 12:00 am GMT+3
by Daily Sabah
May 20, 2016 12:00 am
The Foreign Ministry offered condolences to the people of Egypt following the deadly EgyptAir crash on Thursday morning.
The statement released on the foreign ministry's official website on Thursday said that" Turkey is deeply sorry to hear that an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to Paris has crashed over the eastern Mediterranean while all crew members and passengers have lost their lives,"
"We extend our condolences to the victims' families and to the people of Egypt for this tragic incident," the statement read.
The Airbus A320 was carrying 66 people from Paris to Cairo when it disappeared early Thursday over the southern Mediterranean.
Earlier on Friday, the Egyptian army said that wreckage was found 290 kilometers (180 miles) north of the port city Alexandria on the Mediterranean coast.
Egyptian authorities said they believe it may have been an act of terrorism, as have Russian officials and some aviation experts, but so far no concrete evidence has emerged.
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