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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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.

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