Ongoing search: A member of the rescue team holding debris suspected to be from the plane in the waters north of Jakarta in this picture obtained from social media. — Reuters
A SRIWIJAYA Air plane with 62 people on board lost contact after taking off from Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on a domestic flight and rescuers said suspected debris had been found in the sea off the city.
The Boeing 737-500, en route to Pontianak in West Kalimantan, disappeared from radar screens after taking off just after 2.30pm (0730 GMT) yesterday.
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