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The Death Toll in the Indonesian Plane Crash Has Risen to 141

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Security forces and rescue teams examine the wreckage of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules transport plane after it crashed into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan, Indonesia
Security forces and rescue teams examine the wreckage of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules plane after it crashed into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan, Indonesia, on June 30, 2015Roni Bintang—Reuters
By Rishi Iyengar

Officials said early Wednesday that the death toll from Tuesday’s military plane crash on the Indonesian island of Sumatra had risen.

“We have received 141 bodies,” a police official named Agustinus Tarigan told Agence France-Presse at a local hospital.

The Indonesian air force, whose C-130 Hercules aircraft crashed in the highly populous city of Medan on Tuesday before exploding, revised the number of people on the plane to 122, 12 of whom were crew members. Authorities had earlier said there were only 113 people on board, and that they do not expect to find any survivors.

The plane hit a massage parlor and a hotel in one of the city’s residential areas, and recovery teams continue to clear debris in search of more bodies. Officials have thus far confirmed only three deaths on the ground.

The Aviation Safety Network, an agency that tracks air disasters worldwide, says this has been the sixth fatal crash involving Indonesia’s air force within the past decade.

[AFP]

Witness Scenes From Indonesia Military Plane Crash

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The charred tail section of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules aircraft is seen amid wrecked houses and a burning car following a crash in Medan, Indonesia, on June 30, 2015. Muhammad Zulfan Dalimunthe— AFP/Getty Images
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Rescuers extinguish a fire after a military airplane crashed during their search for victims in Medan, Indonesia, on June 30 2015. Dedi Sahputra—EPA
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Rescuers extinguish a fire after a military plane crashed while they search for victims in Medan, Indonesia, on June 30, 2015. Dedi Sahputra—EPA
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Rescue personnel retrieve a body from the scene of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules aircraft crash in Medan, Indonesia, on June 30, 2015.Atar—AFP/Getty Images
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Military personnel remove an aircraft wheel at the site where an air force cargo plane crashed in Medan, Indonesia, on June 30, 2015. Dedy Zulkifli—AP
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Security forces and rescue teams examine the wreckage of an Indonesian military C-130 Hercules transport plane after it crashed into a residential area in the North Sumatra city of Medan, Indonesia, on June 30, 2015.Roni Bintang—Reuters
Relatives of victims grieve outside the Adam Malik hospital following the Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crash in Medan, Indonesia on June 30, 2015.
Relatives of victims grieve outside the Adam Malik hospital following the Indonesian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft crash in Medan, Indonesia on June 30, 2015. Atar—AFP/Getty Images

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