Egypt offers condolences to Russia over plane crash victims

CAIRO – 11 October 2021: Egypt extended its condolences to the Russian government and people Monday for the death of a number of parachutists in a plane crash in Tatarstan.

A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry expressed sympathy and solidarity with the government and people of Russia after this tragic incident, which also left 16 people dead and 6 injured.

According to the Russian Emergencies Ministry, a plane carrying a group of parachute jumpers crashed after takeoff in the Russian region of Tatarstan early on Sunday.

At a height of 70 metres, the pilots reported that their left engine had failed and attempted an emergency landing near the city of Menzelinsk, trying to turn the plane leftward to avoid an inhabited area, the regional governor said. But the aircraft's wing hit a Gazelle vehicle as the plane landed and it overturned.