Ethiopian PM offers condolences to air crash relatives; British son "shocked" at news of father's death

Record ID: 1399213

  • Title: Ethiopian PM offers condolences to air crash relatives; British son "shocked" at news of father's death
  • Date: 10th March 2019
  • Summary: NEAR BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA (MARCH 10, 2019) (REUTERS) PEOPLE GATHERED AT CRASH SCENE, DEBRIS ON GROUND PLANE DEBRIS ON GROUND SHOES AND CLOTHES ON GROUND, PEOPLE STANDING AT CRASH SCENE
  • Embargoed: 24th March 2019 21:51
  • Keywords: Ethiopian Airlines crash Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed victim's son Nairobi Kenya Ethiopia relatives
  • Location: ADDIS ABABA AND NEAR BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA / LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • City: ADDIS ABABA AND NEAR BISHOFTU, ETHIOPIA / LONDON, ENGLAND, UK
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Air Accidents,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA002A5FTVLZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave his condolences to the family and friends of the 157 people killed when an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet bound for Nairobi crashed minutes after take-off on Sunday (March 10).
    Speaking in a televised address, Ahmed described the incident as "shocking and tragic" and said the causes of the accident would be investigated and made public.
    The dead included Kenyan, Ethiopian, American, Canadian, French, Chinese, Egyptian, Swedish, British, Dutch, Indian, Slovakian, Austrian, Swedish, Russian, Moroccan, Spanish, Polish, and Israeli citizens.
    In London, Ben Kuria told the BBC that he was shocked to hear the news that his father Joseph Waithaka, a British and Kenyan dual national, was on board the flight.
    Flight ET 302, registration number ET-AVJ, crashed near the town of Bishoftu, 62 km (38 miles) southeast of the capital Addis Ababa, with 149 passengers and eight crew aboard, the airline said.
    (Production: Thomas Newey)
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