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Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 to Nairobi crashes

A spokesman said the crash happened at 08.44 local time on Sunday, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital. [Courtesy]

An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 149 passengers and 8 crew members has crashed on flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi.

The aircraft B-737-800MAX with registration number ET-AVJ crashed at around Bishoftu (Debre Zeit) area.

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