BRUSSELS, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) Friday expressed condolences after a deadly plane crash of Air Algerie in Mali on Thursday.
"On behalf of the European Union, we wish to convey our deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the Air Algerie flight that crashed in Mali. We also wish to express our sympathy and solidarity to the governments of all affected nations, including to the French and Algerian Presidents," said the joint statement by the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.
The flight was carrying 118 people on board. French President Francois Hollande said earlier on Friday that there were no survivors found at the site of the Air Algerie crash in Northern Mali.
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