Prelim report on Ethiopian Airlines crash out soon

The preliminary report on the March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash will very likely be released this week, Ethiopia's transport ministry spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday.

"It will very, very likely be released this week but there could be unpredictable things," Ethiopian transport ministry spokesman Muse Yiheyis said by phone from the Ethiopian capital. "I can't say (it will be released) today or tomorrow," he added.