Two Britons were on board an Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed shortly after take-off from the Lebanese capital Beirut, it has been confirmed.
The Boeing 737 bound for Addis Ababa in Ethiopia fell into the Mediterranean in a ball of fire with 90 people on board.
At least 14 bodies have been recovered, and there has been no news of anyone surviving the crash.
The Foreign Office said one British national and one with dual nationality were on board Flight ET409.
A British RAF helicopter, based in Cyprus, has joined the Lebanese authorities' search-and-rescue operation.
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