<span style="color: #222222;">An Ethiopian Airlines passenger jet crashed on a flight from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 157 on board, including four Indians. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The airlines and the country's state broadcaster confirmed the casualties in their statements. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The crash occurred around the town of Bishoftu, which is 60 kilometre south-east of the Addis Ababa, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital. The cause of the accident is not clear yet. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The airline's CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told reporters, the pilot of the ill-fated aircraft sent out a distress call and was given clearance to return. However, the plane crashed before it could return to safe ground. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Boeing 737 Max-8 was carrying passengers from 33 countries. The airline's CEO said those included 32 Kenyans and nine Ethiopians. Authorities said other victims include 18 Canadians and four Indians. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has offered condolences to the victims' families.</span>