ATHENS — The Greek Foreign Affairs Ministry said it was "profoundly saddened by the the tragic news of the Russian passenger plane crash in Russia's Kamchatka region" that killed 28 people, in a tweet on Tuesday.
The Antonov AN-26 plane was flying from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana, both on the Kamchatka peninsula, when it lost contact a few kilometers from its destination. Wreckage was found on a hillside near the coast, officials said, and there are no survivors.
Greece's Foreign Ministry also expressed its condolences to the victims' families and loved ones, and solidarity to the people and government of the Russian Federation.
BRUSSELS (ANA-MPA/I. Zarkadoula) - Greek MEP Eva Kaili, who was recently released from detention and, later, house arrest over the so-called 'Qatargate' scandal, "could not attend the European Parliament's session today because of a personal issue," her lawyers Michalis Dimitrakopoulos and Sven Mary said on Thursday.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
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