The White House is “deeply saddened” by reports that more than 70 people died Sunday when a passenger plane crashed near Moscow, Russia, shortly after take off.

“The United States is deeply saddened by the tragic deaths of those on board Saratov Airlines Flight 703,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders wrote in a statement. “We send our condolences to the families of those who lost their lives and to the people of Russia.”

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