Afif Krisht, who had dual British-Lebanese nationality, was one of the passengers, according to sources.
The 55-year-old businessman was a father of six who split his time between Lebanon and Plymouth, Devon, where three children from his first marriage to a British woman live, according to reports.
Mr Krisht and an unnamed British national were on Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 from Beirut to Addis Ababa when it burst into a “ball of fire” and plunged into the sea off Lebanon just minutes after taking off in stormy weather.
Lebanese authorities quickly ruled out terrorism but it is understood the weather may have played a part in the accident.
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