Indonesian air force plane crashes into housing complex in capital

Indonesian military personnel investigate the site where an Indonesian air force plane crashed, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, June 21, 2012. The Fokker F-27 turboprop plane crashed into homes during a routine training flight in the capital Thursday, killing at least six people. (AP Photo/Teguh Windharto)

June 21, 2012 - 4:38 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesia air force plane has crashed into a housing complex in the capital and houses were reportedly burning.

Alwi, an official at the East Jakarta Fire Brigade said the Fokker 27 turboprop aircraft crashed Thursday near a street within Halim Perdanakusuma air base.

Firefighters were dispatched to the site. Media reports quoted witnesses as saying at least eight houses were burning.

News from © The Associated Press, 2012

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