Banks of the white flowers, the traditional color of mourning, were placed in front of a row of empty coffins at the ceremony. "This is the grief of the world," he said, as Ethiopian Airlines staff sobbed in each other's arms. At least the crash had taken place in Ethiopia - the holy land - he said, prompting "amens" from the crowd. Data from the Ethiopian Airlines flight recorder had been successfully downloaded, France's BEA air accident investigation agency said on Sunday. "He was a really nice person, a good person, all the words you can find to talk about a good person apply.

Source: Ethiopian News March 17, 2019 07:41 UTC