AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has extended its condolences to the government and people of Russia following a fatal passenger plane crash in the country’s far east.

 

The aircraft went down near the town of Tynda in the Amur Oblast region, claiming the lives of all those on board.

 

In a statement on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sufyan Qudah expressed the Kingdom’s solidarity with Russia and conveyed heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims. He also reiterated Jordan’s full support for the Russian government and people in the wake of the tragedy.

 

A passenger plane carrying nearly 50 people crashed in a remote area of Russia's far eastern Amur region on Thursday, killing all on board, authorities said.

 

The plane, a Soviet-made twin-propeller Antonov-24, went down in remote, thickly forested terrain, leaving a column of smoke pouring from the crash site and no signs of survivors, according to state media and videos published by investigators.