Mandala Airlines accident

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Indonesian jet with over 100 on board crashes into residential area

JAKARTA (Agencies): - An Indonesian passenger plane with over
100 people on board crashed into a residential area shortly after taking off
from the northern city of Medan, officials said.
The Mandala Airlines jet
bound for Jakarta crashed minutes after take-off from Polonia airport in Medan
on the island of Sumatra, said Ino, a spokesman for the National Search and
Rescue Agency.
It was not immediately clear how many people were on board
the plane.
Syahrial Anas, a doctor who was overseeing the removal of charred
bodies, said at least 60 people were killed.
"We're having a hard time
getting to the bodies, because of the heat," he told The Associated Press,
adding that dozens of ambulances and firefighters were heading to the scene in
heavy traffic.
The airport in Medan, the largest city on Sumatra island, is
close to the center of town and surrounded by densely populated residential
areas. (Jakarta Post)