Death toll from Indonesian military plane crash rises to 142

Death toll from Indonesian military plane crash hits 142

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published 1 July 2015

At least 142 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of an Indonesian military transport plane that crashed Tuesday in a busy neighborhood of Medan, the country's third-largest city, including the remains of the 122 people on the C-130 Hercules aircraft and 20 people on the ground. Air Force Marshal Agus Suprianta said that along with 12 military personnel, the plane was carrying members of their families.

This is the sixth Indonesian Air Force crash in the past decade, and its recent history with commercial airlines isn't much better, The New York Times reports. You can watch an Associated Press report on the crash below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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