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Ethiopia observes day of mourning for plane crash victims

Flags are flying at half-mast as the nation mourns victims of Flight ET302

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byAbdulateef Ahmed

September 7, 2025

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Ethiopia’s parliament has declared Monday a day of national mourning after a Nairobi-bound Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed, killing all 157 people onboard.

“The House of People’s Representatives have declared March 11, 2019, a national day of mourning for citizens of all countries that have passed in this tragic accident,” the office of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Twitter on Sunday.

PM Abiy Ahmed shared his condolences in a televised address on behalf of the FDRE Government.

The House of People’s Representatives have declared March 11, 2019 a national day of mourning for citizens of all countries that have passed in this tragic accident. #PMOEthiopia pic.twitter.com/F0aA1sPnYP

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— Office of the Prime Minister – Ethiopia (@PMEthiopia) March 10, 2019

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