2010-01-25 05:05:25 - Vehicle Accident - Lebanon EDIS CODE: VI-20100125-24688-LBN
Date & Time: 2010-01-25 05:05:25 [UTC]
Area: Lebanon, Capital City, Mediterranean Sea, Beirut Event exciting : Ethiopian Airlines
Missing person(s): 90
Damage level: Heavy (Level 3)
Affected Foreign Citizen(s)!
Not confirmed information! Description: An Ethiopian Airlines plane with about 90 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut, Lebanese aviation and security officials said. The Boeing 737-800 took off for Addis Ababa from Beirut at 2:10 a.m. local time Monday, according to the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. The plane disappeared from the radar about five minutes after takeoff. Police ruled out terrorism as the cause of the crash and said it was likely weather-related. It has been raining heavily and there was lightning in Beirut since Sunday night. Lebanese naval ships scrambled to find the crash location. About 50 passengers were Lebanese and three have dual nationalities: British, Canadian and Russian. Most of the others were Ethiopians. Hundreds of Ethiopians work as domestic workers in Lebanon.
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