Ethiopian Airlines Flight Crashes, Killing More Than 150 On Board

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed early Sunday morning shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the airline said. The plane had 149 passengers and eight crew members on board. There were no survivors. The cause of the crash still remains unknown. Ethiopian Airlines claim that there was nothing weird or out of order so they have no idea as to why the plane crashed. According to the airline, inspectors last conducted maintenance on the aircraft on Feb. 4. The plane which was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, had flown from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa earlier Sunday morning without any problems. The victims include 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, nine Ethiopians, eight Italians, eight Chinese, eight Americans, seven British citizens, seven French citizens, six Egyptians, five Dutch citizens, four Indians, four Slovakians, three Austrians, three Swedes, three Russians, two Moroccans, two Spaniards, two Poles and two Israelis. One of the victims had a United Nations passport and they were believed to be traveling U.N. environment summit in Nairobi, Kenya. The Ethiopian Airlines CEO "expresses his profound sympathy and condolences to the families and loves ones of passengers and crew who lost their lives in this tragic accident."

By: Bry Walker
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