13 killed in Indonesian military plane crash


Indonesian officials examining the Hercules military plane A-1334 that crashed in Wamena on December 18, 2016. -AFP/Search and rescue team

JAKARTA: Thirteen people have died after an Indonesian military transport plane crashed in the east of the country on Sunday, officials said, marking yet another air accident for the armed forces.

The Hercules C-130 plane took off from Timika city in Papua province carrying 12 crew and one passenger, but came down in a remote mountainous region shortly before its scheduled landing, officials said.

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