Nineteen United Nations staff on way to environmental conference among dead
Grief: Members of the Ethiopian Airline Pilots’ Association mourn at a memorial service for the victims of the crash. Photo: REUTERS
Law students, tourists, writers, academics and a large number of aid workers and employees of the United Nations were among those who died in Sunday's Ethiopian Airlines crash.
The 157 victims represented 35 nationalities, a testament to how international the route between East Africa's two premier cities has become.
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