Nine Ethiopians were killed in the crash, along with 32 Kenyans, 18 Canadians, and eight people each from China and Italy. An Ethiopian Airlines staff member, also wearing black, told the mourners it was offering them free accommodation. BLACK BOXES FLOWN TO PARISThe embassies of Canada, China, and Kenya had also asked Ethiopian Airlines to designate conference rooms for their citizens affected by the disaster. Staff from United Nations agencies were also planning to visit the site on Thursday to pay their respects, an Ethiopian Airlines staff member told Reuters. After the brief Q and A session, the Ethiopian mourners filed silently out of the room and slowly boarded the convoy of eight Ethiopian Airlines buses.

Source: The Star March 14, 2019 08:37 UTC