157 Dead After Plane Crash Shortly After Takeoff in Africa

Jake Laurell, Writer/reporter

March 17, 2019

157 people have been confirmed to be dead after an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff. The incident occurred on Sunday from Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. Amongst the 157 dead eight Americans lost were among the lost reported by USA Today. The fairly new 4 month old Boeing 737-8 MAX plane crashed at 8:44 AM local time. The plane crashed six minutes into its f...