Indonesian air force plane crashes, one killed

Jakarta, July 23: An Indonesian air force plane crashed moments after take-off on Java island today, killing one person, a military spokesman said.

The OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft went down near Abdurahman Saleh airport in the city of Malang, in East Java, military spokesman Sagom Tamboen said by telephone, adding he was waiting for more details.

Elshinta radio quoted a witness as saying the plane had exploded in the air and that one person baled out of the aircraft by parachute.

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