Ethiopian Airlines flight ET302 a Boeing 737-800 MAX, from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Nairobi, Kenya, crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday morning.
According to State-run Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation, there were 149 passengers in the flight and 8 crew members aboard and all of them died.
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| People walking past a part of the wreckage at the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 10th March, 2019. |
The state broadcaster cited the airline saying there were no survivors from the flight which carried passengers from 33 countries.
According to the airline, the flight took off at 8:38 a.m. and lost contact six minutes later, crashing near the city of Bishoftu less than 40 miles to the southeast of Addis Ababa.
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| A general view shows the scene of the Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 plane crash, near the town of Bishoftu, southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 10th March, 2019. |
The victims are of 35 different nationalities, an airline spokeswoman says, including:
32 Kenya
18 Canada
9 Ethiopia
8 China
8 Italy
8 USA
7 France
7 UK
6 Egypt
5 Germany
4 India
4 Slovakia
3 Austria
3 Russia
3 Sweden
2 Spain
2 Israel
2 Morocco
2 Poland
1 Belgium
1 Djibouti
1 Indonesia
1 Ireland
1 Mozambique
1 Norway
1 Rwanda
1 Saudi
1 Sudan
1 Somalia
1 Serbia
1 Togo
1 Uganda
1 Yemen
1 Nepal
1 Nigeria
1 UN passport
May their souls rest in peace.
Photo credit: Reuters
May their souls rest in peace
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