The Lion Air passenger plane lost contact with air traffic control 13 minutes after take-off.
Indonesia's search and rescue agency said on Monday a Lion Air passenger flight from Jakarta, the capital, to the city of Pangkal Pinang off the island of Sumatra, had crashed into the sea. "It has been confirmed that it has crashed," Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for the agency, said by text message, when asked about the fate of the Lion Air plane. It was not immediately clear how many were on board.
Here are the updates on the Lion Air plane crash:
Oct 29, 2018
08:41 (IST)
Indonesia transport ministry official says crashed Lion Air flight was carrying 188 people, including crew, reports news agency Reuters.
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