Burning plane: Burning plane: Fire razes through an Indonesian Air Force C-130 cargo plane after it crashed in Magetan, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday. The plane carrying more than 100 people crashed and burst into flames Wednesday, killing at least 68 people, officials said. AP Photo/detikSurabaya.com
At least 68 people after a An Air Force Hercules, which crashed and burned in Magetan, East Java, on Wednesday morning, an official said.
Air Force official Suyono says he expects the death toll to rise following Wednesday morning's crash.
The C-130 Hercules Alpha 1325, carrying 14 crews and 98 passengers, was on its way from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta for Biak in Papua when it crashed only four kilometer from Iswahyudi Airport.
Air Force spokesman Bambang Sulistyo said earlier that the plane was on a routine training mission when it crashed near the air base in East Java province, smashing into houses and then skidding into a rice field and bursting into flames. (dre)
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