Preliminary data retrieved from the flight data recorder of the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed shows "a clear similarity" with an earlier disaster in Indonesia, Ethiopia's transport minister said Sunday. Officials say 157 people from 35 different countries were killed when the Nairobi-bound plane crashed shortly after takeoff. Meanwhile, thousands mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims yesterday, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some victims' relatives fainted and fell to the ground. The victims Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 came from 35 countries and included many were humanitarian workers headed to Nairobi. Work on the flight data recorder resumed yesterday but no additional details were given.

Source: Ethiopian News March 17, 2019 14:43 UTC