China says two citizens among US plane crash victims

BEIJING, Jan 31 (AFP): Two Chinese nationals were among the victims of a midair crash in Washington between a US commercial airliner with 64 people on board and a military helicopter, Beijing said Friday.

In a statement, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry said "preliminary verification" had indicated that two Chinese citizens were "unfortunately killed in the accident". "China expresses deep condolences to the victims and extends sincere sympathies to the bereaved families," the spokesperson said.