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At Least 12 People Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Indonesia

© AP Photo / Dita AlangkaraIndonesian police officers stand near an ambulance used to carry the bodies of the victims of a plane crash outside the morgue at the police hospital in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia (File)
Indonesian police officers stand near an ambulance used to carry the bodies of the victims of a plane crash outside the morgue at the police hospital in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia (File) - Sputnik International
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According to media reports, a plane crashed in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Province on Saturday, prompting fears that the passengers on board died.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) A plane crashed in Indonesia’s Riau Islands Province on Saturday, prompting fears that the passengers on board died, local media reported.

According to The Jakarta Post, at least 12 people are feared dead.

"An explosion was heard before the plane crash. Pieces of chairs and bodies were found by residents," a naval base commander, First Adm. S. Irawan, told the newspaper.

According to the news outlet, the plane was traveling from Pangkal Pinang, Bangka Island, for Batam, Riau Islands.

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