Turkey Conveys Condolences To Russia Over Deadly Plane Fire At Moscow Airport - Statement

Ankara expressed on Monday condolences over the deadly fire that engulfed a Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport and wished a quick recovery to those who were injured during the accident, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday

ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 06th May, 2019) Ankara expressed on Monday condolences over the deadly fire that engulfed a Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport and wished a quick recovery to those who were injured during the accident, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Monday.

"We received the news of loss of lives caused by the aircraft accident happened at the Sheremetovo Airport yesterday evening with great sorrow. We share the sorrow of the people and Government of Russia, convey our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives, wish speedy recovery to the injured," the ministry said in a statement, published on its official website.

In the meantime, one of the injured who was transported to Moscow's Vishnevsky Institute of Surgery along with three other people is in serious condition, the director of the institute, Amiran Revishvili, told Sputnik.

"Four patients were brought in yesterday, three of them are in a moderately severe condition, they are conscious, can breathe on their own, their key indicators are within the normal range. All [of the injured] have a thermal inhalation injury. In one case it is more severe: a 51-year-old patient is in a serious condition," Revishvili said.

The accident took place on Sunday after the aircraft, which was traveling from Moscow to the northwestern Russian city of Murmansk, carrying 78 people, made an emergency landing in the capital because of fire on board. Upon landing, the back of SSJ100 was almost completely engulfed in flames. According to the latest data, the tragedy claimed the lives of 41 people.