INDONESIA: Authorities say they've identified ten foreigners and 35 citizens from the wreckage of a Russian plane that crashed during a demonstration flight
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INDONESIA: Authorities say they've identified ten foreigners and 35 citizens from the wreckage of a Russian plane that crashed during a demonstration flight
- Title: INDONESIA: Authorities say they've identified ten foreigners and 35 citizens from the wreckage of a Russian plane that crashed during a demonstration flight
- Date: 21st May 2012
- Summary: JAKARTA, INDONESIA (MAY 19, 2012) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIOR OF IDENTIFICATION UNIT LABORATORY, INDENTIFICATION TENTS AND FREEZING CONTAINER
- Embargoed: 5th June 2012 13:00
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- Location: Indonesia
- Country: Indonesia
- Topics: Accidents
- Reuters ID: LVAERM3HWDK2CKEOL2PON6YGC01I
- Story Text: Indonesian police on Sunday (May 20) announced the names of the victims from the crash of a Russian plane 12 days earlier.
Head of Health and Police Medical Centre Musaddeq Ishaq told reporters that all the missing victims have been identified.
""As many as 45 were reported missing and they consisted of 35 Indonesian citizens and 10 foreigners. They were distinguished by gender aspects and consisted of 31 men and 14 women all of whom have been identified," Ishag said at a news conference at the Police hospital.
The Director of Disaster Victim Identification Anton Castilani said there had been mostly Indonesian citizens among the victims of whom eight were Russian, one American and one Frenchman.
The Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane crashed into a volcano called Mount Salak in Indonesia's Java on May 9 during a demonstration flight. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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