MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers launched new sea, land and air searches on Wednesday for a missing plane with 102 people aboard as anger grew over false official statements that its wreckage had been found.
Senior government officials apologised late on Tuesday for erroneously saying the 17-year-old Boeing 737-400, operated by budget carrier Adam Air, had been spotted in the mountains of Sulawesi island after disappearing in heavy rain on Monday.
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