8 killed in Indonesian plane crash

SANAA, Aug. 12 (YPA) – Eight people were killed and one survivor after a Indonesian small plane crashed on Sunday, local media reported.

The accident took place in eastern Papua province.

 The Dimonim Air passenger plane carrying nine people, including a 12-year old child who survived, lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday afternoon and was later found by local residents in Pegunungan Bintang district.

Ali Ahsan