At Least 142 Dead in Indonesia Military Plane Crash

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Jakarta, Ramadan 14, 1436, Jul 1, 2015, SPA -- At least 142 people were confirmed dead after a military plane crashed into Indonesia's third-largest city of Medan, as the search for victims ended on Wednesday. The Hercules C-130 aircraft ploughed into houses and commercial buildings on Tuesday two minutes after leaving the Soewondo airbase in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, dpa reported. More than 40 bodies taken to Adam Malik Hospital had been identified and were being handed over to their families, hospital spokeswoman Sairi Saragih said. Armed forces spokesman Fuad Basya said earlier that at least eight were victims on the ground at the time of the accident. --SPA 17:14 LOCAL TIME 14:14 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w

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