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Nationalities on board crashed Ethiopian Airlines ET 302

12 March 2019, MVT 12:51
People stand near collected debris at the crash site of Ethiopia Airlines near Bishoftu, a town some 60 kilometres southeast of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on March 11, 2019. An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed on March 10 morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi with 149 passengers and eight crew believed to be on board, Ethiopian Airlines said. Michael TEWELDE / AFP
12 March 2019, MVT 12:51

As investigators begin examining the flight data recorders from an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday, here is the latest breakdown of the nationalities of the people who died.

The Nairobi-bound ET 302 jet came down shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa with 157 people onboard.The count is not yet final.

The information comes from Ethiopian Airlines, which did not separately list the nationalities of the 149 passengers and eight crew, and other sources.

The count is not yet final.

- Africa -

Kenya 32

Ethiopia 9

Egypt 6

Morocco 2

Djibouti 1

Mozambique 1

Rwanda 1

Sudan 1

Somalia 1

Togo 1

Uganda 1

Nigeria 1

- Americas -

Canada 18

United States 8

- Asia -

China 8

India 4

Nepal 1

- Europe -

Italy 8

France 7

Britain 9 (including 2 dual nationals travelling on other passports)

Germany 5

Slovakia 4

Russia 3

Austria 3

Sweden 4

Spain 2

Poland 2

Belgium 1

Ireland 1

Norway 1

Serbia 1

- Middle East -

Israel 2

Saudi Arabia 1

Yemen 1

- Provisional total -

150

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP

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