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Added on the 17/08/2015 05:01:10 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
An Indonesian plane with 54 people on board that went missing on Sunday was found to have crashed in a mountainous region in Ok Bape district of Papua province. No survivors have yet been reported.The Trigana airlines plane took off from Jayapura at 2:22 p.m. and was scheduled to land in Oksibil at 3:16 p.m.. The aircraft was carrying five crew and 49 passengers, including five children, an Indonesian government official said to Reuters.
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A search and rescue team in Jakarta led by Indonesia's Navy is searching for a missing Indonesian budget airline plane that is suspected to have crashed into the sea, with 62 people on board, shortly after the Boeing passenger jet took off from Jakarta airport. IMAGES
Families of passengers of an Iranian plane that crashed into the country's Zagros mountains were anxiously waiting for more information on their loved ones in Tehran on Sunday. All 66 people on board are feared dead, with emergency services struggling to locate the wreckage in blizzard conditions
Plane wreckage reportedly found in early September on Sagbay Island in the southern Philippines could be missing U.S. military charter Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 from 53 years ago, instead of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.