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| Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut | Ethiopian jet crashes off Beirut |
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| An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut airport. | An Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after take-off from Beirut airport. |
| Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky before the jet, which was was bound for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, crashed into the sea. | Eyewitnesses say they saw a ball of fire in the sky before the jet, which was was bound for the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, crashed into the sea. |
| Wreckage from the plane has reportedly been seen off the Lebanese coast. | Wreckage from the plane has reportedly been seen off the Lebanese coast. |
| About 50 of the passengers on board were said to be Lebanese nationals, and most of the rest were Ethiopian. | About 50 of the passengers on board were said to be Lebanese nationals, and most of the rest were Ethiopian. |
| The plane, believed to be a Boeing 737, is said to have disappeared from radar screens some five minutes after take-off in stormy weather at about 0200 local time. | The plane, believed to be a Boeing 737, is said to have disappeared from radar screens some five minutes after take-off in stormy weather at about 0200 local time. |
| The BBC's Natalia Antelava, in Beirut, reports that the Lebanese transport minister and other officials say a rescue operation is now under way, but it is not clear if there are any survivors. | |
| Thousands of Ethiopians are employed as domestic helpers in Lebanon. | |
| Ethiopian Airlines operates a regular flight between Addis Ababa from Beirut. | |
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