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Xi extends condolences to Putin over plane crash
By Xinhua Published: Oct 11, 2021 05:01 PM
This handout photo released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry shows the site of the crash of an L-410 aircraft in the town of Menzelinsk in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan. According to preliminary information, 20 parachutists and two crew members were on board the plane, and at least 16 people get killed in the crash. Photo: AFP

This handout photo released by the Russian Emergencies Ministry shows the site of the crash of an L-410 aircraft in the town of Menzelinsk in Russia's Republic of Tatarstan. According to preliminary information, 20 parachutists and two crew members were on board the plane, and at least 16 people get killed in the crash. Photo: AFP


 
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, over a plane crash in Russia.