It is believed all 157 passengers and crew aboard the ill-fated plane died in the tragic crashA Slovakian MP has confirmed "with deep sadness" that his wife and two children were killed in the Ethiopian Airlines crash yesterday morning. Anton Hrnko, the deputy leader of the Slovak National Party, announced via Facebook today that his wife and children had died in the tragedy. Besides serving as a senior official within the Slovak National Party, Mr Hrnko is also a member of the National Council, the country's 150-member parliament. There were reportedly 35 nationalities on board the doomed flight today, with the most, 32, being Kenyans. Max Kingsley-Jones, group editor of online news site Flight Global, said Ethiopian Airlines has a "great reputation" in the aviation world.

Source: Standard Digital March 11, 2019 04:30 UTC