Ethiopian plane crashes and all passengers killed

Ethiopian plane crashes and all passengers killed

Ethiopian Airlines announced on Sunday that a plane crashed on its way to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, killing all passengers.

"There are no survivors of the Boeing 737 crash," the airline quoted an airline spokesman as saying.

He said the plane was carrying 157 people, including 149 passengers with nationalities of 33 countries, and 8 crew members.

Earlier in the day, a statement issued by the Ethiopian Airlines, the plane crashed near the area of ​​Bischofto, just 6 minutes after taking off from the international airport "Polje" in Addis Ababa.

It is noteworthy that the plane was received by the Ethiopian Airlines last November, a model of the "Boeing 737 Max 8", according to media reports.