Wreckage of missing Indonesian army chopper discovered


A filepic of the M1-17 army helicopter that went missing with 12 people on board in Papua last year. The Indonesian military has retrieved the debris of the missing army helicopter in the country's easternmost province of Papua, a military officer said on Monday evening (Feb 10). - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA:The Indonesian military has retrieved the debris of an army helicopter which went missing last year in the country's easternmost province of Papua, a military officer said on Monday (Feb 10).

The MI-17 Helicopter with 12 people on board lost contact with the airport's air traffic control on June 28 after taking off from the Oksibil airport in the province.

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