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Indonesian plane carrying 54 people goes missing in Papua

A passenger plane carrying 54 people went missing Sunday during a flight in bad weather in rugged eastern Indonesia, officials said, in what could be the latest accident to hit the country's aviation sector.

The plane operated by Indonesian carrier Trigana Air lost contact with air traffic control just before 3:00 p.m. (0600 GMT) after taking off from Jayapura, the capital of Papua province, the search and rescue agency said.

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