25 January 2010
Ethiopian Airliner Crashes into Sea after Take-off from Beirut
BEIRUT, Lebanon
An Ethiopian airliner carrying 90 people crashed into Mediterranean Sea shortly after take off, various agencies have reported.
Lebanese officials said the airliner disappeared from the radar five minutes after take-off from Beirut at 2:30 AM Monday morning.
Taking off during a heavy storm, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was destined for Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa. [ER].