(AFP) – A transatlantic flight from Germany to the United States was diverted to Ireland after a two-year-old girl died on board, police said late on Tuesday.
The Lufthansa flight was en route from Frankfurt to JFK airport in New York when it declared a medical emergency and landed at Shannon Airport in the southwest of the country.
The passengers were taken off the plane to be interviewed by Gardai (Irish police) in an effort to establish how the child died.
A police spokesman said the flight had originated in Addis Ababa and had arrived in Ireland via Germany but he refused to comment on reports that the child was Ethiopian.
"We always have to make the necessary inquiries to ensure there was nothing suspicious about the death. We are still trying to establish what the circumstances are," the spokesman said.
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God save his or her soul!
April 23rd, 2008 at 12:37 PM
May God save her soul and body, not just her soul. For the soul cannot exist without the body.
April 23rd, 2008 at 5:11 PM
You guys, are suggesting that the two year old kid might go to hell?.
Her soul and body has already been saved. I hope you are only making a statement.
Thank you.
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:20 PM
May the good Lord save her soul in heaven! Her body remains on this earth until the final day.Her soul is a spirit, a breath, and can exist without the body.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:26 PM
What a shocking news. let her soul rest in peace.
yigermal
04.24.2008
April 24th, 2008 at 8:46 AM
When i heard the news on TV i was shocked. very unusual occurence. For some strange reason it shook me deep down, maybe it is because i lost my dearest ones too.
Ethiopians, Eriterians included, express our grife in different ways from the rest of the world. We need space and our own people beside us. can you imagine how the parents react and all the FERENJIS staring at them (as if they had three heads) because that is not their tradition (ferenjis).
My heart goes out to the parents. May God give them the strenghth and courage to cope with this tragic loss. i pray for them.
thanks editor for leting me express my feelings!!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:46 PM
May god bless her body. It is a am very shoked when I read this news. I want to express my deep feeling for her parents. "Egezeyabehere yatsenachu".
በጣም ክልብ አዝኛለሁ:: ለቤተሰቦችዋ አግዚያብሔር ያጵናችሁ አላለሁ::
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April 25th, 2008 at 8:47 PM
May God give his strength to the parents of the two years old child. It is so sad and I am deeply sorry for what happened. I have a two years old daughter and this kind of news is very touchy for everybody. May the Almighty God be with you
April 25th, 2008 at 11:33 PM