Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crashes, Killing All 157 Aboard

An Ethiopian Airlines jet has crashed shortly after take-off from Addis Ababa, killing all on board. The airline said 149 passengers and eight crew members were on flight ET302 from the Ethiopian capital to Nairobi in Kenya.

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(Photo: Relatives waiting at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, were devastated by the news. Credit: Reuters)