Ethiopian Airlines says it believes 149 passengers and eight crew members were on board a plane that crashed six minutes after taking off from Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, on a flight to Nairobi. A statement from the airline on Sunday morning said the Boeing 737 crashed around Bishoftu, some 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of the capital, shortly after taking off at 8:38 a.m. local time. The airline statement said “search and rescue operations are in progress and we have no confirmed information about survivors or any possible casualties.”
Ethiopian Airlines flight with 149 passengers crashes
