教皇弗朗西斯哀悼在华盛顿特区机场附近的致命坠机事件;在罕见的中空碰撞中,67人丧生。 Pope Francis mourns deadly crash near D.C. airport; 67 lives lost in rare midair collision.

1月29日,一架美国航空公司喷气式飞机与一架美国陆军直升机在华盛顿市里根国家机场附近发生致命的空中中空碰撞,教皇弗朗西斯对此表示哀悼。 Pope Francis expressed condolences after a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington D.C.'s Reagan National Airport on January 29. 这次坠机事件涉及飞机上64人和3名士兵,导致船上所有人员死亡,28具尸体被找到。 The crash, which involved 64 people on the plane and three soldiers, led to the deaths of all aboard, with 28 bodies recovered. 这起事件被认为是20多年来美国最致命的飞机坠毁事件之一。 This incident is considered one of the deadliest plane crashes in the U.S. in over 20 years. FAA、NTSB和五角大楼已对碰撞的原因展开调查。 The FAA, NTSB, and Pentagon have launched investigations into the cause of the collision.