In the message, President Rouhani extended his deepest condolences and sympathies to the Russian president and people over the incident.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham also offered her condolences to the Russian government and nation as well as the bereaved families of the victims.
Russian media reported on Saturday that a passenger plane belonging to a small Russian airline, which was flying over 220 people from an Egyptian resort, Sharm El-Sheikh to Saint Petersburg, had crashed over Sinai. All passengers on board were killed, most of whom were Russian tourists. Both Egyptian and Russian authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
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