Greek, Italian leaders condolences to French president for air crash victims

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Greek, Italian leaders condolences to French president for air crash victims

Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis sent a message of condolences on Saturday to French President Jacques Chirac on the deaths of 135 French tourists.

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Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis sent a message of condolences on January 3 to French President Jacques Chirac on the deaths of 135 French tourists.

An announcement issued by the prime minister's press office said that Simitis expressed his profound sorrow to the French president, saying that he wishes to convey to Chirac "the profound grief of the Greek people" and the "earnest condolences to the families of the victims."

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampihas sent a message of condolences to French President Jacques Chirac for the victims of an Egyptian charter jet crash in Sharm el Sheikh, the presidential Quirinale Palace said on January 3.

Most of the 148 people killed in the crash of the Boeing 737 were French tourists.

The plane crashed into deep water in the Red Sea early on January 3 soon after takeoff for what now appears to be mechanical failure.

Source: Xinhua

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