Broken windows are seen at the Yngcai school, where 13 children died in a fire, in Yanshanpu, China. AFP

The UAE has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the People’s Republic of China over victims of a fire that took place in a school dormitory in Fangcheng county in Henan Province, and the victims of a factory explosion in Jiangsu province, which resulted in dozens of deaths and injuries.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed its sincere condolences to the government and people of China, and to the families of the victims, as well as its wishes for a speedy recovery for all the injured.

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