10 killed in Indonesian air force plane crashJune 21, 2012 - 20:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At least 10 people have been killed after an Indonesian air force plane crashed into a housing complex in the east of the capital, Jakarta, BBC News reported. Seven people on board the plane died, as well as two children and an elderly woman on the ground. The Fokker 27 turboprop aircraft was on a routine training flight when it came down near the Halim Perdanakusuma military airstrip. The plane split in two as it hit the ground, sending flames into the air. Still pictures broadcast by a local TV network showed the plane's tail on top of a charred house. "All seven crew and three people on the ground were killed," air force spokesman Colonel Agung Sasongko Jati told reporters. The plane, which was on a training exercise, hit the Rajawali residential complex at 14:45 local time (07:45 GMT). An official at the air force hospital said that more than 10 people, including some children, were being treated for injuries after the crash, AP reports. Military spokesman Iskandar Sitompul told AFP news agency that the plane was more than 20 years old. Indonesia relies heavily on air transport and has a poor aviation safety record. On 9 May a Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane crashed into mountains in Indonesia, killing all 45 people on board. In 2009, 24 people died after a military plane, also on a training flight, crashed and caught fire at an airport in West Java. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |