China’s Xi Jinping says he is ‘shocked’ by Gujarat bridge collapse, expresses grief
Hindustan TimesBEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Indian President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over a deadly bridge collapse over the Machchhu river in the Morbi district of Gujarat that has so far killed 135 people, official media reported. In his message, Xi said he was “shocked” to learn of the deadly collapse, China’s official news agency, Xinhua, said in a report. “Wang, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, extended deep condolences over the deaths and sincere sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured,” a separate report by Xinhua said. Many leaders from around the world including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Nepal’s Prime Minister, Sher Bahadur Deuba, US President, Joe Biden have extended their condolences to their counterparts in India on the incident.
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