An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew on board, state media reported as African leaders offered condolences
1 / 2A file photo of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft, similar to the 737-800 which crashed outside Addis Ababa on Sunday with the loss of 157 livesA file photo of Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737-700 aircraft, similar to the 737-800 which crashed outside Addis Ababa on Sunday with the loss of 157 lives. Bishoftu - .
The weather in the capital, according to an AFP reporter, was clear when the brand-new Boeing plane, delivered to Ethiopia last year, plane took off.An AFP reporter said there was a massive crater at the crash site, with belongings and airplane parts scattered widely.Police and troops were on the scene, as well as a crash investigation team from Ethiopia's civil aviation agency.
"I arrived here shortly after 10:00 am and as I waited, a security person approached me and asked me which flight are you waiting for. I answered him quickly because I wanted him to direct me to the arrivals, so I told him Ethiopia, and then he said: 'Sorry, that one has crashed'." Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office tweeted it"would like to express its deepest condolences to the families of those that have lost their loved ones."
"I cannot seem to find words comforting enough to the families and friends of those who might have lost their lives in this tragedy," he said in a statement.
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