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Crashed Hercules ravages shop houses, SUV
AntaraA fire brigade squadron is still attempting to put out the fire on a crashed Air Force Hercules cargo aircraft, which has ravaged several under-construction shop houses and a Toyota Fortuner SUV in a busy residential area along Jl
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A fire brigade squadron is still attempting to put out the fire on a crashed Air Force Hercules cargo aircraft, which has ravaged several under-construction shop houses and a Toyota Fortuner SUV in a busy residential area along Jl. Jamin Ginting, in North Sumatra's capital of Medan.
It remains unclear how many people perished or were injured in the incident as airport authorities in the nearby Soewondo Air Force Base , formerly the Polonia International Airport , said that the aircraft, registration number A1310, was heading toward Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands.
According to witnesses, the aircraft crashed at around 11:30 a.m. local time after it gradually lost altitude before nosediving. Many are feared to have been killed in the incident as the aircraft has crashed into a busy area. (ren)(+++)
