Ethiopian Airlines plane fall

Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 90 passengers and crew crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Rafiq Hariri International Airport, Beirut, yesterday morning (25 / 1).

A day after Iran's tail on fire as it landed, tragedy again struck the world of aviation.

Not one crew and passengers who survived in the disaster. Rescue workers and soldiers were deployed to the waters Na'ameh, about 15 km south of the airport, to search for debris and bodies.

Until last night pm, officers found 34 bodies. Some of them are in poor condition intact. Also, found a lot of wreckage. For example, pieces of fuselage, passenger baggage, and a number of goods. The goods carried by sea waves.

Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to ignore the possibility that the plane deliberately dropped. ''So far, we considered not possible (the accident) because of sabotage actions. However, a thorough investigation will reveal the cause,''Suleiman said in a press conference in Beirut.

Following the tragedy, Prime Minister (PM) Saad Hariri Lebanese cabinet meeting on short notice. The meeting was to discuss and assess the situation, including reviewing the cause of the accident.

The Boeing 737-800 flight number 409 took off from Rafiq Hariri International Airport at 02.37 local time (at 07.37 WIB) with the aim of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. At that time, bad weather and very heavy rain. Approximately five minutes after take off (take-off), the plane suddenly disappeared from the radar control tower Rafiq Hariri International Airport.

A source said that some residents saw a large fireball crashed off the coast Na'ameh. Another eyewitness said she saw the plane burning before it fell into the sea. An employee at a gas station near the crash site said the explosion heard loud enough, and then saw a large fireball when the accident. ''I saw the sea as burning brightly,''the story of another witness.

There were allegations that the plane was struck by lightning in the rain. Furthermore, the plane burned and crashed into the sea. Lebanese Defense Ministry officials said that the plane exploded and shattered into four pieces before falling into the sea.

''Bad weather likely cause of the accident,''said Defense Minister Elias Murr. ''We rule out the possibility of other factors. Usually, if there was an explosion (the aircraft), there is nothing left,''he continued.

Lebanese soldiers patrol boat perform an intensive search effort. Colonel Diego Fulco, a spokesman for UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, said it also put two maritime task force ships to the scene. The third ship on the way to get there. Two UN helicopters also joined in the search. In addition, Cyprus police helicopter and the British military stationed in Cyprus helped evacuate.

A copy of the manifest obtained by AFP says that the plane carrying seven crew members. While the passengers consisted of 54 citizens of Lebanon, 22 Ethiopia, a French woman, and a Syrian citizen. Three passengers have dual citizenship. One of them British citizens and Lebanon, one Canadian and Lebanese, as well as one Russian and Lebanon.

Among Lebanese, two of whom were children. A total of 15 passengers came from the City Nabatiyeh, south Lebanon. French woman who became victims identified as Sanchez Marla Pietton, the wife of French ambassador to Lebanon, Denis Pietton.

Thousands of Ethiopians working in Lebanon. That's why the Ethiopian Airlines to open regular flights from Addis Ababa to Beirut and vice versa. In addition, many Lebanese citizens working in Africa and Addis Ababa to the city transit.