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.