Barak, Russian ambassador agree Israel to airlift bus accident victims
By JPOST.COM STAFFPublished: DECEMBER 17, 2008 10:01Advertisement
Defense Minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday night spoke with the Russian Ambassador to Israel Peter Stegney following the tour bus accident that killed 25 Russian travel agents, the Defense Ministry said in a statement Wednesday.
According to the statement, Stegny accepted Israel's offer to airlift the bodies of the dead and the injured to Russia.
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