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Added on : 2019-03-11 06:33:42

Four Indians on-board the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi were killed, after the plane crashed early on Sunday morning. A total of 157 passengers and eight crew members were killed , the airline said. It is the same model that crashed during a Lion Air flight in Indonesia in October.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj named the deceased Indian nationals on Twitter and sought help in finding the families.

She also informed that a consultant with the Ministry of Environment was also killed in the crash.

"My colleague Dr.Harshvardhan has confirmed that Ms.Shikha Garg is a Consultant with Ministry of Environment and Forests. She was travelling to attend UNEP meeting in Nairobi. I am trying to reach the families of other Indian nationals," tweeted Sushma Swaraj.

Four Indians on-board the Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger jet to Nairobi were killed, after the plane crashed early on Sunday morning. A total of 157 passengers and eight crew members were killed , the airline said. It is the same model that crashed during a Lion Air flight in Indonesia in October.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj named the deceased Indian nationals on Twitter and sought help in finding the families.

She also informed that a consultant with the Ministry of Environment was also killed in the crash.

"My colleague Dr.Harshvardhan has confirmed that Ms.Shikha Garg is a Consultant with Ministry of Environment and Forests. She was travelling to attend UNEP meeting in Nairobi. I am trying to reach the families of other Indian nationals," tweeted Sushma Swaraj.

Editor & Publisher : Dr Dhimant Purohit

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