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Army plane crashes in West Java | Army plane crashes in West Java |
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A total of 24 people have died after their plane crashed and caught fire at an airport near Bandung, West Java. | |
Eyewitnesses described a loud noise and a ball of fire as the plane crashed into an aircraft hangar, killing everyone on board. | |
A military spokesman told reporters that bad weather had caused the crash, with stormy monsoon rain and dark skies over the exercise area. | |
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. |
'Thundering sound' | |
The victims, all military personnel, were onboard a Fokker 27 plane which was trying to land at the time of the accident. | |
"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. | Six crew, an instructor and 17 special forces trainees were on board, he said. |
"There was a thundering sound," said Budi Wuraskito, director of operations at the airport. | |
"The plane blew apart inside the hangar, which had several airplanes and helicopters inside." |