Ethiopian Airlines Plane Crash

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Breaking news: A Lebanese aviation official reported that an Ethiopian Airlines plane carrying 83 passengers and nine crew disappeared from radar shortly after takeoff from Beirut. Officials are quoted saying that the plane may have crashed into the sea.

The plane was headed to Ethiopia. About 50 of the passengers were Lebanese, the official said.
Ethiopian Airlines plane crashes into Mediterranean sea

The plane took off shortly after its scheduled time of 3:10 a.m. (0010 GMT), flying south-west.

According to the Ethiopian Airlines website, the flight from Beirut was bound for Addis Ababa.

It had been scheduled to land at Addis Ababa at 7:50am local time.

According to one source, residents on the coast saw a plane on fire crashing.

Rescuers were trying to reach the plane to determine whether there were any survivors.