Ethiopian Airlines CEO warns Lebanon

"If you look at people who give out this information, these are people who are not part of the i nvestigation," said Girma Wake. "So they are politicians. And what would that tell you. I don't want to guess why they do this, but I can see the sensitivity of the issue in Lebanon, so to calm down people they may say things, but is this the right track to follow. I don't think that is the right way to go."
There had been widespread reports at the time of the crash that the Boeing jetliner had exploded in mid-air, and had been seen falling into the sea in pieces. Wake suggested the comments by Lebanese ministers may have been an attempt to pre-empt speculation about terrorism. Read more