Last updated: 25 january, 2010 - 09:11 GMT
Ethiopian plane crash
The plane fell into the sea after taking off in stormy weather.
An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 89 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut airport.
At least nine bodies have been recovered.
The BBC's reporter in Beirut, Natalia Antelava told Paul Bakibinga more.
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Public Relations officer to Ethiopian Airlines, Wogayehu Therefi, gave us more details of the 89 passengers on board.
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