Indonesian military says air force plane crashes in residential neighbourhood of Medan city
Posted Jun 30, 2015 02:06:56 AM.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – An Indonesian air force Hercules C-130 plane crashed Tuesday into a residential neighbourhood of Medan city in Sumatra.
There was no immediate word of casualties but a local radio station, El Shinta, reported that the plane hit houses.
Indonesian television broadcast images from the city of a downed aircraft in flames.
Air force spokesman Dwi Badarmanto said the crash occurred a few minutes before midday after the plane took off from a Medan airport.
He said a rescue effort was underway.