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| AirAsia QZ8504: 'Debris' seen by Indonesia search teams | |
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| Indonesian officials say search teams have spotted debris at sea in the hunt for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501. | |
| Several objects were seen floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, in one of the search zones for the plane. | Several objects were seen floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo, in one of the search zones for the plane. |
| Indonesian officials said the find was the most significant so far in the search. | |
| The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, disappeared on Sunday. | The Airbus A320-200, carrying 162 people from Surabaya in Indonesia to Singapore, disappeared on Sunday. |
| The search operation is now in its third day, with the area widened to cover 13 zones over land and sea. | |
| Indonesian Search and Rescue spokesman Yusuf Latif told the Associated Press news agency that aircraft had been dispatched to pick up the debris for checking. | |
| "This is the most significant thing, but we cannot confirm anything until the investigation is completed," he said. |