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Pope says praying for South Korea plane crash victims

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Pope Francis addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer in The Vatican, , Dec. 26. AFP-Yonhap

Pope Francis addresses the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's square during the Angelus prayer in The Vatican, , Dec. 26. AFP-Yonhap

Pope Francis sent his prayers on Sunday to the victims of a plane crash in South Korea believed to have killed nearly 180 people.

"My thoughts are with the many families in South Korea who are mourning today following the dramatic plane crash. I join in prayer for the survivors and the dead," Francis said after the Angelus prayer. (AFP)