"Deeply saddened to learn of the fate of AirAsia QZ8501," wrote Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Facebook yesterday, after it was confirmed that the Airbus A320-200 had indeed crashed into the Java Sea. "It is always difficult and painful when a disaster like this happens. More so when it is so close to home, with many of the passengers having ties to Singapore," he said.
He expressed his deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and loved ones of those on board the ill-fated flight, as well as the countries of the victims. "We share your grief, and hope that you will overcome this great tragedy."
On the afternoon of Dec. 30, Indonesian search team BARNABAS found wreckage and dead bodies — bloated, but still intact — close to where QZ8501 was last located near Belitung Island.
Disturbing footage of the discovery was aired on Indonesia's TV One, sparking fury and an immense reaction from families of the passengers and crew that were watching.
Photo: A 2012 image of the actual AirbusA320-200 that crashed into the ocean; Airtimeimages.com
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"Deeply saddened to learn of the fate of AirAsia QZ8501," wrote Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Facebook yesterday, after it was confirmed that the Airbus A320-200 had indeed crashed into the Java Sea. "It is always difficult and painful when a disaster like this happens. More so when it is so close to home, with many of the passengers having ties to Singapore," he said.
He expressed his deepest sympathies and condolences to the families and loved ones of those on board the ill-fated flight, as well as the countries of the victims. "We share your grief, and hope that you will overcome this great tragedy."
On the afternoon of Dec. 30, Indonesian search team BARNABAS found wreckage and dead bodies — bloated, but still intact — close to where QZ8501 was last located near Belitung Island.
Disturbing footage of the discovery was aired on Indonesia's TV One, sparking fury and an immense reaction from families of the passengers and crew that were watching.
Photo: A 2012 image of the actual AirbusA320-200 that crashed into the ocean; Airtimeimages.com
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Bodies found, 'shadow' detected on seabed believed to be lost flight AirAsia QZ8501