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Five dead after Indonesian military plane crashes in flames

An Indonesian military transport plane crashed Tuesday shortly after take-off, exploding in flames in a city residential area and killing at least five people.

Large crowds and emergency services gathered around the flaming wreckage shortly after the crash in the city of Medan, on Sumatra island, with the fuselage of the aircraft visible among thick plumes of black smoke. Buildings in the vicinity of the crash zone were also clearly damaged.

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