Twitter mourns Odisha train accident: World leaders express condolences

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The catastrophic accident took place around 7.30 pm on Friday, June 2, which left nearly 300 people dead and more than 900 injured.. James Cleverly, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and MP for Braintree, expressed his condolences to the families of the victims on twitter..

US Ambassador Eric Garcetti expressed heartfelt condolences on behalf of the US Mission in India to the families affected by the tragic train accident in Balasore..

On behalf of the U.S. Mission in India, I extend our deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the tragic train accident in Balasore..

The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in India expressed deep condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the victims and their bereaved families in the Balasore train accident..

Turkey made a press release regarding the train accident in which Turkey expressed heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims who tragically lost their lives..

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