Yared Getachew was the pilot of the doomed jet. The pilot of the doomed Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed killing all 157 on board begged air traffic control to land, minutes before the tragedy.

On behalf of the German Government and the whole nation Westerwelle expressed his shock and sadness over the tragic plane crash, in which many Lebanese and Ethiopian nationals lost their lives.

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At least 71 people have died in Ethiopia after a truck crashed into a river in the country's southern Sidama region, according to local authorities. Wosenyeleh Simion, the spokesperson for the ...

Addis Ababa Reuters — At least 71 people have died in Ethiopia after a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, according to the spokesperson for the southern Sidama regional government and ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - At least 60 people died in Ethiopia when a truck packed with passengers plunged into a river, authorities in the southern Sidama region said. The accident happened in the ...