An official of the Indonesian Red Cross, has revealed that thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from the crash site of an Indonesian military aircraft in the city of Medan.
Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from the crash site of an Indonesian military aircraft in the city of Medan, said Zulkifli, an official at the Indonesian Red Cross.
At least 46 people have been killed in the military plane crash in the Indonesian city of Medan, shortly after takeoff, authorities said Tuesday, June 30.
The C-130 Hercules aircraft went down with 12 people on board in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, said Indonesian military spokesman Maj. Gen. Fuad Basya.
Local television broadcast images of people gathered around the plane’s burning wreckage in what appeared to be a residential area.
Basya said it was unclear whether the 38 bodies that had so far been recovered were all of people who had been on the plane.
He said the aircraft, built in the United States in the 1960s, had been inspected and cleared to fly before it took off from Soewondo Air Force Base.
The crash site is said to be about 5 kilometers (3 miles) from the air base.