PAKISJAYA, Indonesia, Safar 20, 1440, October 29, 2018, SPA -- An Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea on Monday as it tried to circle back to the capital, Jakarta, from where it had taken off minutes earlier, officials said, according to Reuters. Lion Air flight JT610, an almost new Boeing 737 MAX 8, was en route to Pangkal Pinang, capital of the Bangka-Belitung tin mining region. Rescue officials said they had recovered some human remains from the crash site, about 15 km (9 miles) off the coast. The pilot had asked to return to base (RTB) after the plane took off from Jakarta. It lost contact with ground staff after 13 minutes. --SPA 13:13 LOCAL TIME 10:13 GMT 0006 www.spa.gov.sa/w777611