Jakarta: A brand new Indonesian Lion Air plane carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea, officials said, as the carrier acknowledged that the jet had previously been grounded for repairs.
The Boeing-737 MAX, which went into service just months ago, vanished from radar 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, plunging into the Java Sea moments after it had asked to be allowed to return to the Indonesian capital.
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