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Cuba sends condolences to the U.S. for deaths in plane crash

Havana, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez conveyed condolences from Cuba to the people of the United States, as well as to the families of those who died in the plane crash that occurred over the Potomac River.

Efforts to recover bodies continue in the Potomac River in the northern country after the collision between an American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport yesterday.

At least 28 bodies were recovered after the collision, which, according to Washington D.C. fire and emergency medical services authorities, there were no survivors.

Flight 5342 had taken off from Wichita, Kansas, with 60 passengers and four crew members on board and was approaching for landing when the impact with the Black Hawk took place on a training mission with three military personnel, based at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

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