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From the Liveblog of
Sunday, November 1, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Pope offers condolences to plane crash families
The Vatican says Pope Francis is offering “the assurance of his prayers” for those who died in the Russian plane crash in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
It says in a statement that Francis “learned with sadness about the tragic crash” and in a telegram conveyed his condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian people. Francis is also praying for those mourning the loss of their loved ones.
The Metrojet charter flight crashed Saturday 23 minutes after it took off from Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all 224 people on board.
— AP
