Region | Lebanon
French ambassador's wife on crashed Ethiopian plane
An official at the French embassy confirmed that Marla Pietton was a passenger
- Agencies
- Published: 09:49 January 25, 2010
Beirut: The wife of the French ambassador to Lebanon was on board an Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed off the Lebanese coast on Monday, the French embassy said.
Ambassador Denis Pietton started his post in Lebanon last October.
An official at the French embassy confirmed that Marla Pietton was a passenger.
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