TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Monday extended his condolences to his Indonesian counterpart, Joko Widodo, over a passenger plane crash with 189 people on board, Press TV reported.

In his message to the Indonesian president, Rouhani said he was deeply saddened by the tragic incident, which led to the death of the country’s nationals, including a number of government officials.

The Lion Air Boeing 737 crashed into the sea on Monday as it tried to circle back to the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, from where it had taken off minutes earlier.

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