149 dead as Indonesian plane crashes in city
5th Sep 2005, 21:28 GMT
MEDAN, Indonesia (Reuters) - A domestic airliner crashed in a busy residential area of Indonesia's third biggest city just after take-off on Monday, killing 102 people aboard and 47 local residents in an inferno on the ground.
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