Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent a cable to President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi condoling with him over the victims of school crash that occurred this morning in Beheira governorate, northern Egypt.
In the cable, Abbas extended condolences to the president, the Egyptian people and the families of the martyrs and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
At least eighteen students were killed and 18 injured on Wednesday morning when a school bus hit a truck in Beheira governorate.