news, worldThousands have mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims, 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. Family members confirmed they were given a kilogram sack of scorched earth taken from the crash site. Many relatives already have gathered at the rural, dusty crash site outside Ethiopia's capital. The victims of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 came from 35 countries and included many humanitarian workers headed to Nairobi. Work on the flight data recorder resumed on Sunday but no additional details were given.

Source: Ethiopian News March 17, 2019 13:41 UTC