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Ethiopia plane crash: 17 people including children dead – state media At least 17 people killed in Ethiopia military aircraft crash
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A military aircraft crashed in Ethiopia on Thursday morning killing 17 people on board, including two children and two women, according to local news agency ENA. A military aircraft crashed in Ethiopia on Thursday morning killing at least 17 people on board, including two children and two women, according to local news agency ENA.
The ET-AIU aircraft crashed just 100 km (62 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa as it burned mid-air above the East Shewa Zone, the agency reports. The agency reported that the ET-AIU plane crashed just 100 km (62 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa as it burned mid-air above the East Shewa Zone.
According to local news agency Fana, however, the aircraft in question was a helicopter, not a plane. Fana put the death toll at 18, including 15 members of the defense sector along with three civilians.
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