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| Army plane crashes in West Java | Army plane crashes in West Java |
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| More than 20 people are feared dead in Indonesia after a military training plane crashed and caught fire at an airport in West Java. | More than 20 people are feared dead in Indonesia after a military training plane crashed and caught fire at an airport in West Java. |
| At least 24 people are thought to have been onboard the Fokker 27, which went down near the city of Bandung. | At least 24 people are thought to have been onboard the Fokker 27, which went down near the city of Bandung. |
| The exact cause of the accident is not yet known, but the weather was stormy at the time of the crash, an air force spokesman told reporters. | The exact cause of the accident is not yet known, but the weather was stormy at the time of the crash, an air force spokesman told reporters. |
| Indonesia has one of the worst aviation safety records in the world. | Indonesia has one of the worst aviation safety records in the world. |
| The European Union has banned Indonesian airlines from its airspace since 2007 because of safety concerns. | The European Union has banned Indonesian airlines from its airspace since 2007 because of safety concerns. |
| "The Fokker 27 plane was making a landing when it crashed at 1305 (0605 GMT). The personnel were undergoing regular military training when it happened," army spokesman Bambang Sulistio was quoted by AFP as saying. | |
| Six crew, an instructor and 17 special forces trainees were on board, he said. | |
| Ambulances were reported to be on the scene but the number of casualties was not immediately clear. |