Report coming in now has it that at least 49 bodies was recovered after Hercules aircraft crashed into hotel and houses in city of Medan
Rescue teams search the wreckage of a military plane after it crashed in Medan on the Indonesian island of Sumatra
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Dozens are feared dead after an Indonesian military transport plane crashed shortly after take-off into a city on Sumatra island, exploding in a ball of flames in a residential area.
The Hercules plane hit a hotel and houses in the northern Sumatra city of Medan on Tuesday, an official said.
The air force chief, Air Marshall Agus Supriatna, said there were 12 crew and more than 100 passengers on the plane before it reached Medan but it is unclear how many were on board when it left.
The plane was on its way from an air force base in Medan to the remote Natuna islands and crashed a few minutes after takeoff.
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