Xi expresses condolences over deadly plane crash

▲ This Xinhua file photo shows Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Yonhap)

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Xi expresses condolences over deadly plane crash

BEIJING, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday expressed his condolences over a deadly plane crash in South Korea that killed nearly 180 people.

Xi sent a condolence telegram to acting President Choi Sang-mok expressing his shock at the large number of victims, China's state-run CCTV said.

"On behalf of the Chinese government and people, I express my deep condolences to the victims and my sincerest consolations to the victims' families, and wish for the swift recovery of the injured," he was quoted as saying.

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