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Indonesian plane with 189 on board crashes into sea after take-off

The plane crashed shortly after take off Photo:Courtesy

An Indonesian aircraft with 189 people on board crashed into the sea and sank on Monday soon after taking off from the capital, Jakarta, on a flight to a tin-mining region, officials said.

 Lion Air flight JT610, an almost new Boeing 737 MAX 8, lost contact with ground officials 13 minutes after take-off, and crashed about 15 km (9 miles) off the coast.

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