Abbas condoles with Putin over plane crash victims

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday sent a cable of condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the death of scores in the military plane crash on Sunday.

Abbas expressed sorrow over the incident and condoled with the Russian premier and families of the victims. 

On Sunday, a Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including dozens of Red Army choristers, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria.

The Tupolev Tu-154 plane was carrying musicians from the famous Alexandrov military choir, as well as dancers, musicians and journalists, to a new year concert for troops in Syria.

Source: MENA