Indonesian flight crashes minutes after take off

Jakarta: A Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang which went missing 13 minutes after take-off has crashed into the sea.

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The Indonesian authorities confirmed that the Lion Air plane took off at 6:20 am (local time) and subsequently lost its contact with air traffic controllers at 6.33 am.

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A spokesperson for Indonesia's search and rescue agency, Yusuf Latif, said, “It has been confirmed that it has crashed.”

The number of crew and passengers is yet to be confirmed. (ANI)

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