SYDNEY: President Joe Biden on Monday (Aug 28) sent his condolences to the families of three US Marines killed in an military aircraft crash on a northern Australian island as rescue and r
on a northern Australian island as rescue and recovery personnel began work to bring the remains home.
"Jill and I send our deepest condolences to the families of the Marines who lost their lives in this dead crash," Biden said in a post on social media platform X."We are praying for those who also suffered injuries." About 2,500 personnel from Australia, the US, the Philippines, Indonesia and East Timor were taking part in"Exercise Predators Run 2023" when the crash occurred.Responders, including members of the Australian military and the US Marines, would now focus on recovering the remains of the three Marines at the crash site, according to Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy.
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