Thousands mourned the Ethiopian plane crash victims on Sunday, accompanying 17 empty caskets draped in the national flag through the streets of the capital as some victims' relatives fainted and fell to the ground.
The service came one day after officials began delivering bags of earth to family members of the 157 victims of the crash instead of the remains of their loved ones because the identification process is expected to take such a long time.
The victims Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 came from 35 countries and included many humanitarian workers headed to Nairobi."He was such a good person," Bilew said. "He doesn't deserve this. He was the pillar for his whole family." Experts from the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board and the plane's manufacturer Boeing are among those involved in the investigation.
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