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| Indonesia transport plane crash: More than 100 feared dead | Indonesia transport plane crash: More than 100 feared dead |
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| More than 100 people are feared dead after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan. | More than 100 people are feared dead after a military transport plane crashed in a residential area of the Indonesian city of Medan. |
| The Hercules C-130 plane hit two houses and a hotel before bursting into flames, creating a huge fireball. | The Hercules C-130 plane hit two houses and a hotel before bursting into flames, creating a huge fireball. |
| Air Force head Agus Supriatna visited the crash site and told reporters he believed there were no survivors among the 113 people on board. | Air Force head Agus Supriatna visited the crash site and told reporters he believed there were no survivors among the 113 people on board. |
| At least 66 bodies have been recovered so far. | |
| A major rescue operation is under way at the site which was covered in flames and thick black smoke. | A major rescue operation is under way at the site which was covered in flames and thick black smoke. |
| The BBC's Alice Budisatrijo in Jakarta says that only the tail of the aircraft is still recognisable; the rest has been reduced to debris. | The BBC's Alice Budisatrijo in Jakarta says that only the tail of the aircraft is still recognisable; the rest has been reduced to debris. |
| Our correspondent says that there are reports that people are trapped inside wrecked buildings and the nearest hospital is continuing to receive bodies arriving from the crash site. | Our correspondent says that there are reports that people are trapped inside wrecked buildings and the nearest hospital is continuing to receive bodies arriving from the crash site. |
| Many of the passengers are thought to have been relatives of servicemen and women. | Many of the passengers are thought to have been relatives of servicemen and women. |
| It is too early to know exactly how many people were killed in the disaster, or what caused it, our correspondent says. | It is too early to know exactly how many people were killed in the disaster, or what caused it, our correspondent says. |
| Large crowds watched the emergency services search the flaming wreckage. | Large crowds watched the emergency services search the flaming wreckage. |
| The plane had just taken off when it ran into trouble. | The plane had just taken off when it ran into trouble. |
| "It passed overhead a few times, really low," a witness told the Reuters news agency. | "It passed overhead a few times, really low," a witness told the Reuters news agency. |
| "There was fire and black smoke. The third time it came by it crashed into the roof of the hotel and exploded straight away." | "There was fire and black smoke. The third time it came by it crashed into the roof of the hotel and exploded straight away." |
| Mr Supriatna said that the pilot had asked to return to base because of technical difficulties. | Mr Supriatna said that the pilot had asked to return to base because of technical difficulties. |
| "The plane crashed while it was turning right to return to the airport,'' he said. | "The plane crashed while it was turning right to return to the airport,'' he said. |
| The Hercules transport plane was manufactured in 1964, but a military spokesman said he was convinced that it was in good condition. | The Hercules transport plane was manufactured in 1964, but a military spokesman said he was convinced that it was in good condition. |
| Correspondents say that it is the second time in 10 years that a plane has crashed in Medan. | Correspondents say that it is the second time in 10 years that a plane has crashed in Medan. |
| In September 2005, a Boeing 737 came down in a crowded residential area shortly after take-off from Medan's Polonia airport, killing 143 people including 30 on the ground. | In September 2005, a Boeing 737 came down in a crowded residential area shortly after take-off from Medan's Polonia airport, killing 143 people including 30 on the ground. |
| The latest crash in Medan is one of several involving military aircraft since 2009: | The latest crash in Medan is one of several involving military aircraft since 2009: |
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