French FM expresses grief over crash

PARIS: Bernard Kouchner, French Foreign Minister on Wednesday expressed shock and grief over the crash of an aircraft on the Margalla hills.

In a statement issued by French Embassy in Pakistan, the French FM said he was moved by the news of the tragic plane crash that killed today numerous people near Islamabad and has plunged Pakistan into mourning.

“In those particularly tragic and painful circumstances, I want to express my solidarity to the Pakistani Authorities and to the Pakistani People. I also want to convey my condolences to the families of the victims and their loved ones so brutally plunged into mourning,” Bernard Kouchner said.