Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani on Monday extended his condolences to the people and government of Tanzania over a deadly plane crash there a day earlier.

Kanaani expressed his deep regret over the death of 19 people in the incident.

A passenger plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday, while it was trying to land at a nearby airport, officials said.

They said an investigation is underway to find the cause of the incident.

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