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UGANDA: WORLD IN GRIEF AS ETHOEPIAN AIRLINES CRASHED

World unites in grief as Ethiopian Airlines crash kills 157

Outpouring of sadness as politicians, diplomats and social media users pay respect to victims from 35 nationalities.

News of the crushed Ethiopian Airline caught Ugandans unaware, but Ugandans were upbeat about information trickling in that there is one Ugandans person died in the crash airline.

“Was the suspected Ugandans Diplomat Sam Kutesa, the Foreign Minister”

Uganda Government currently is buying tow airlines from Canada at a high cost, people believe that the airlines is from the same Ethiopian crashed airlines.

 People around the world are mourning the loss of their loved ones after an Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet on Sunday crashed route to Nairobi from Addis Ababa, killing all 157 people on board. 

It was not immediately clear what caused the crash of the recently-acquired Boeing 737 MAX 8 model, which was involved in another aviation disaster in Indonesia last year.

Shortly after take-off at 05:38 GMT, the pilot reported an unspecified issue and was given permission to return to the Ethiopian capital’s Bole airport. Minutes later, communication was lost and the plane plunged to the ground near the city of Bishoftu.

The victims – 149 passengers and eight crew members – included at least 35 nationalities. United Nations staff were among those killed.

Nairobi is due to host a UN environmental conference on Monday, and Antonio Guterres, the world body’s chief, confirmed in a statement that among the victims were UN staff.

Guterres said he was “deeply saddened” by the crash and sent his sympathies to the families of the victims

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