Wednesday, July 1, 2015

141 bodies recovered from Lockheed C-130 Hercules Indonesia military plane crash


The Associated Press
Rescuers search for victims at the site where an air force cargo plane crashed in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, June 30, 2015. The Hercules C-130 plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city Medan. (AP Photo/Yudha Lesmana)
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MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) — 

An Indonesian police official says more than 140 bodies have been recovered from the crash of a military plane in Medan.

Rescue teams are searching rubble in the residential neighborhood where the plane crashed Tuesday but hold out little hope of finding survivors.

North Sumatra police major A. Tarigan told TVOne on Wednesday that 141 bodies have been recovered.

Air force chief Air Marshal Agus Supriatna said there were 122 people on the plane.