Sympathy over Tanzania ferry tragedy

State President Truong Tan Sang on Sept. 14 sent his sympathy to Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete over the recent ferry tragedy in the African country.
State President Truong Tan Sang on Sept. 14 sent his sympathy toTanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete over the recent ferry tragedyin the African country.

The accident, the second worst in Tanzania's maritime history, left at least 240 people dead and many others missing./.

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