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Passenger Plane Missing Minutes After Take-Off From Jakarta, Search On


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Jakarta: 

An Indonesian Lion Air plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the capital Jakarta this morning, an aviation authority official said, adding that a search and rescue operation is underway.

"It has been confirmed that it has crashed," said Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for Indonesia's search and rescue agency.

The Lion Air flight was going to the city of Pangkal Pinang off the island of Sumatra. The plane lost contact with the air-traffic controller at 6:33 am, 13 minutes after taking off, the airport authorities said.

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