Shocking images of the Boeing 737 that crashed in Ethiopia

ADÍS ABEBA.- Packs of cigarettes. Safety instructions Towels Pieces from the plane. The scene in Bishoftu, about 50 kilometers south of the Ethiopian capital, is dark. There this morning crashed the Boeing 737's business
Ethiopian Airlines serving Nairobi.

All the people who have traveled there are dead. 149 pbadengers and eight crew members. According to the information provided by the society, citizens of 32 different countries are among the dead: two Spaniards, 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, 9 Ethiopians, 8 Italians, 8 Chinese, 8 Americans, 7 French, 7 British, 6 Egyptians, 5 Dutch and four Indians. There were also four pbadengers traveling with a UN pbadport.

Although there is still no official information on the reasons for the incident, Sky News reported that the pilot had reported difficulties and had requested permission to return after being decorated, after which he had received permission to return.

"Routine checks and maintenance never revealed a problem – it was a new aircraft delivered in November 2018," said Tewolde, chief executive officer of the airline. Gebremariam, at a press conference.

For its part, state-run Fana Broadcasting Corporate said that the aircraft, a Boeing 737 that covered the route between Addis Ababa and Nairobi, had crashed just minutes after takeoff. The plane took off from the Addis Ababa International Airport at 6:38 GMT (3h38 GMT) and "lost contact" a few minutes later.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed in a tweet his "condolences" to the families of the victims of the accident.

AP, AFP and Ansa agencies