US mid-air collision: Officials expect no survivors, more than 40 bodies recovered

We will provide necessary assistance to the families of the Chinese victims as they deal with the incident,

the spokesperson added

China expresses deep grief and condolences over the lives lost. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims,

a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a statement on Friday

Our investigators are continuing to pull all that information, their personnel records, their files, where they were at, whether they were fatigued. All that information will be part of that investigative process,

Brice Banning, a senior aviation accident investigator, said at the briefing

Unfortunately, two Chinese nationals have lost their lives according to preliminary verification of the victims,

the spokesperson said

The embassy expresses its deep condolences to all the victims and expresses its deep condolences to the families. The embassy has asked the US side to verify the relevant situation and formally inform the Chinese side of the situation,

the embassy spokesperson said in a statement

It just could have been."

Asked if the crash was caused by diversity hiring, he said

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Sadly, there are no survivors,

US President Donald Trump said at a news conference at the White House on Thursday

But right now, we can't speculate on anything that may have been reported in the media until we get the opportunity to validate and understand how it impacts the investigation,

he said

We look at facts on our investigation and that will take some time,

she said