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China’s Xi Expresses Support for Russia’s Putin after Moscow Shooting

A Russian national tricolor flag flutters in the wind near the burned Crocus City Hall concert hall, the scene of the gun attack, in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 23, 2024. (AFP)
A Russian national tricolor flag flutters in the wind near the burned Crocus City Hall concert hall, the scene of the gun attack, in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 23, 2024. (AFP)
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China’s Xi Expresses Support for Russia’s Putin after Moscow Shooting

A Russian national tricolor flag flutters in the wind near the burned Crocus City Hall concert hall, the scene of the gun attack, in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 23, 2024. (AFP)
A Russian national tricolor flag flutters in the wind near the burned Crocus City Hall concert hall, the scene of the gun attack, in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 23, 2024. (AFP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday after a deadly shooting at a concert hall near Moscow, saying China opposes all forms of terrorism and strongly condemns terrorist attacks.

China firmly supports the Russian government's efforts to maintain national security and stability, Xi said, according to CCTV state television.

Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons at concertgoers near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 in an attack claimed by ISIS.

In the deadliest attack in Russia since the 2004 Beslan school siege, gunmen sprayed civilians with bullets just before Soviet-era rock group "Picnic" was to perform to a full house at the 6,200-seat the Crocus City Hall just west of the capital.

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South Korean Plane Crash Report Says Bird Remains Were Found in Engines, but No Cause Yet Revealed 

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
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South Korean Plane Crash Report Says Bird Remains Were Found in Engines, but No Cause Yet Revealed 

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)
The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. (Reuters)

The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea confirmed bird strikes in the plane's engines, though officials haven’t determined the cause of the accident that killed all but two of the 181 people on board.

The preliminary accident report released Monday said feathers and bird blood stains were found in both engines.

“The samples were sent to specialized organizations for DNA analysis, and a domestic organization identified them as belonging to Baikal Teals,” the report said, referring to a migratory duck.

The report also said the plane's black box stopped recording about 4 minutes before the crash.

South Korea earlier announced that it will remove a concrete structure at the end of the airport's runway that was involved in the crash.

Some experts have said that Muan International Airport’s localizer — a set of antennas in a concrete structure that guide aircraft during landings — likely made the crash of the Jeju Air plane worse.

The Boeing 737-800 skidded off the airport’s runaway on Dec. 29 after its landing gear failed to deploy, slamming into the concrete structure and bursting into flames. Many observers said the structure should have been made with lighter materials that could break more easily upon impact.

Investigators have said that air traffic controllers warned the pilot about possible bird strikes two minutes before the aircraft issued a distress signal confirming that a bird strike had occurred, after which the pilot attempted an emergency landing.