At Ethiopia flight memorial, white roses mark passing of livesADDIS ABABA: An aircraft hangar in the Ethiopian capital was filled with the white roses as aviation staff gathered on Sunday to remember the two pilots and six crew, who perished along with 149 passengers in the Ethiopia Airlines crash a week ago. “Our deep sorrow cannot bring them back,” an Orthodox priest in a traditional black turban and black robes told the crowd. “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. “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 07:30 UTC