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Ethiopian Airlines flight crashes killing all on board

Flight ET302 directed to Nairobi crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa airport

An Ethiopian Airlines jet bound for Kenya's capital, Nairobi, crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all 149 passengers on board.
The crash happened at 08:44 local time, six minutes after the plane took off. The victims are from over 30 countries, among them is former Kenyan football boss, Hussein Swaleh and UN personnel. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared 11 March as day of national mourning.

(Photo: A relative reacts as he leaves the information centre at the Nairobi airport. Credit: Reuters)

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