Ethiopia attacks Lebanon crash comments
24 February, 2010 | IOL
There have been conflicting reports as to whether the passenger jet
exploded in the air or after it hit the water.
Lebanon's transport and information ministers have both repeatedly
ruled out sabotage, but the African airliner has refused to reject any
factor, including foul play.
"My main concern is not with the investigators as long as they follow
International Civil Aviation Organisation rules, my concern is with the
authorities who come out with guesses every morning," Girma said.
"I can see the sensitivity of the issue in Lebanon. To calm down their
own people they can make such statements. That's not the right way
to act. What they are saying is misleading....More
24 February, 2010 | IOL
- Addis Ababa - Ethiopian Airlines
chief Girma Wake on Wednesday
accused Lebanese authorities of
making "misleading" comments
about the cause of a crash that
killed 90 people off Beirut last
month.
There have been conflicting reports as to whether the passenger jet
exploded in the air or after it hit the water.
Lebanon's transport and information ministers have both repeatedly
ruled out sabotage, but the African airliner has refused to reject any
factor, including foul play.
"My main concern is not with the investigators as long as they follow
International Civil Aviation Organisation rules, my concern is with the
authorities who come out with guesses every morning," Girma said.
"I can see the sensitivity of the issue in Lebanon. To calm down their
own people they can make such statements. That's not the right way
to act. What they are saying is misleading....More
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