In Ethiopia, an ancient land of pilgrimages, people are making their way to a grim new marker of grief.
Friends and families of the 157 people killed on Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 came forward one by one on Wednesday, giving quiet offerings to the dead.They were placed under a makeshift floral arch, bright green in striking contrast to the arid land. White roses were plucked from a bucket and placed in a slender frame that wavered in the wind.One man was supported by others, crying out. They sought footing on the freshly churned and blackened ground.
"We owe it to the families to understand what happened," said British ambassador Alastair McPhail. Nine of his countrymen died. The crash site is outside Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa. It was rural people, some with their cattle, who saw the plane go down. When they hurried to the smoking ground, they found little there .
As the world reeled from the news of the crash on Sunday, Ethiopia's young new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed went to bear early witness.
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