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Ethiopian crew followed procedure, but unable to control jet: report

The plane crashed near Bishoftu, some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people onboard. [AFP]

The crew of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed last month killing 157 people, repeatedly followed procedures recommended by Boeing, but were unable to regain control of the jet, according the investigators' report released Thursday.

The initial report, unveiled by Ethiopian Transport Minister Dagmawit Moges, cast further doubt on the system controlling the Boeing 737 MAX 8 model, which has been grounded worldwide for almost a month.

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