China offers condolences over Washington air disaster

American Eagle flight 5342 crashes in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China offered deep condolences over the Washington air disaster, the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a post on Friday on its official website.

The post added that two Chinese citizens were killed in the crash and China is providing assistance to their relatives.

(Reporting by Ryan Woo; Writing by Engen Tham; Editing by Christopher Cushing and Christian Schmollinger)