Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has extended his condolences to Nigeria over the deaths of scores of Nigerian citizens in a tragic plane accident in the African nation's city of Lagos, Press TV reports.
On Sunday, a jetliner carrying 153 passengers crashed into a two-story building in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, igniting an inferno at the scene.
Although official figures have not yet been released, it is feared that all the 153 passengers have been killed.
In a message to his Nigerian counterpart Olugbenga Ashiru on Monday, Salehi offered condolences to the Nigerian government and nation and the bereaved families of the victims.
Iran is ready to offer any help, Salehi said in his message.
