MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers launched new sea, land and air searches on Wednesday for a missing plane with 102 people aboard after initial reports its wreckage had been found turned out to be false.
Senior government officials have apologised for erroneously saying the 17-year-old Boeing 737-400, operated by budget carrier Adam Air, had been spotted in the mountains of Indonesia's eastern Sulawesi island after disappearing in heavy rain.
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