Egypt offers condolences for victims of Philippines plane crash

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Egypt Today staff

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Mon, 05 Jul 2021 - 11:07 GMT

BY

Egypt Today staff

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 - 11:07 GMT

Fifty people were killed when a Philippine Air Force plane crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the country's worst military air disaster in decades.

Fifty people were killed when a Philippine Air Force plane crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the country's worst military air disaster in decades.

CAIRO - 5 July 2020: Egypt on Sunday offered sincere condolences to the Philippines over the crash of a military plane in the country's south that killed and wounded scores of people.

Egypt stands by the government and people of the Philippines in this painful loss, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, also offering condolences to the families of the dead and wishing speedy recovery for those wounded.

The plane, which was carrying 96 military personnel and crew, crashed into nearby Patikul village at 11:30 a.m. local time on Sunday.
 
 
"Minutes after the crash, troops and civilian volunteers rushed to the site for search and rescue. Per eyewitnesses, a number of soldiers were seen jumping out of the aircraft before it hit the ground sparing them from from the explosion caused by the crash," according to a press release by Joint Task Force Sulu.
 
All victims have now been accounted for. Maj. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, a spokesman for the military, said 47 army personnel died, while 49 survived the crash and are being treated in hospitals. Three civilians on the ground were killed and four were injured, Arevalo said.
 
He added that the soldiers on the flight were fresh graduates and had just completed military training.

 

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