189 feared dead as Indonesian jet crashes
By Cod Satrusayang in Jakarta and Chen Yingqun in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-30 07:35
Contact lost 13 minutes after the Boeing 737 operated by Lion Air takes off from Jakarta
An Indonesian jet carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea on Monday shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, prompting a major search and rescue effort in the region, the country's disaster agency reported.
The Jakarta Post newspaper said the plane, a Boeing 737 Max 8 operated by Lion Air, took off from Jakarta at 6:20 am and contact was lost 13 minutes later.
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