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Bulgaria's President extends condolences for the victims of the plane crash in Kazakhstan

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Bulgaria mourns the loss of life in the crash of the passenger plane of the Azerbaijani airlines in Kazakhstan. This was written by Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev on his profile on the social network "X" on the occasion of the plane crash that claimed human lives. 

"I express my sincere condolences to the families of the victims of this tragic incident and wish a speedy recovery to the injured", the head of state said.

An Azerbaijani passenger plane "Embraer 190" with 67 people on board crashed on December 25 during an attempt to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh port of Aktau on the Caspian Sea. 

On board were 16 citizens of Russia, 37 - of Azerbaijan, 6 of Kazakhstan and three of Kyrgyzstan. Over 30 people died, BTA reports.



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