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| Plane goes missing over Indonesia | Plane goes missing over Indonesia |
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| An Indonesian military plane with 18 people on board, including three foreigners, has gone missing on a flight from Jakarta to West Java. | An Indonesian military plane with 18 people on board, including three foreigners, has gone missing on a flight from Jakarta to West Java. |
| It was flying from the capital to Bogor on Thursday, carrying 12 military personnel and six civilians. | It was flying from the capital to Bogor on Thursday, carrying 12 military personnel and six civilians. |
| The foreigners are reported to be a Briton, an Indian and a Singaporean. | The foreigners are reported to be a Briton, an Indian and a Singaporean. |
| The Casa-212 aircraft was due to test a digital mapping camera, but an air force spokesman said it was assumed it had crashed. | The Casa-212 aircraft was due to test a digital mapping camera, but an air force spokesman said it was assumed it had crashed. |
| The air force said a search was under way in the Salak Mountain region, about 90km (60 miles south) of Jakarta, with three planes and some 40 people on the ground involved. | |
| But "nothing has been found yet", said air force spokesman Chaeruddin Ray. | But "nothing has been found yet", said air force spokesman Chaeruddin Ray. |
| Rescue coordinator Hadi Tugiman blamed the terrain and the weather conditions. | |
| "The jungle is quite thick and the weather is so foggy that it's making the search difficult," he told the AFP news agency. | |
| Indonesia has seen a series of air crashes, and its poor safety record has led to all Indonesian airlines being banned from flying to European Union countries. | Indonesia has seen a series of air crashes, and its poor safety record has led to all Indonesian airlines being banned from flying to European Union countries. |