Iran condoles Germany, Spain over Airbus320 crash

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News ID: 6618
Publish Date: 11:18 - 25 March 2015
Tehran, YJC. President Hassan Rouhani and the Foreign Ministry have extended condolences to the victims of Airbus320 crash.

In letters to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish King Felipe IV, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani condoled the leaders and their nations on the avial accident where Airbus320 crashed in Alpine heights.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham also extended condolences to the families of the victims.
Earlier on Tuesday, an Airbus A320 passenger aircraft crashed in the southern French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.
According to official reports, the plane was traveling between the Spanish coastal city of Barcelona and the German city of Dusseldorf when it came down between Barcelonnette and Digne in southern France. 
Germanwings, an affiliate of German airline Lufthansa based in Cologne, owned the aircraft, the reports added. 
A few hours after the incident, the head of Germanwings said there were 144 passengers and six crew on the aircraft. 
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