Jeremy Hunt has planted a tree at the British embassy in Ethiopia in memory of the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines disaster in March. The Foreign Secretary said he was “devastated” that nine Britons were among the 157 people killed in the crash. British ambassador Alastair McPhail joined Mr Hunt as he planted the tree at the embassy in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. (PA Graphics)Mr Hunt said: “We were obviously devastated that nine Brits lost their live in the ET302 crash, but actually, when you talk to the staff here, nearly everyone had a friend or family member that was involved in that. “So we were really wanting to commemorate the people of over 30 countries who lost their lives when that tragedy happened.

Source: Ethiopian News May 02, 2019 07:18 UTC