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1st LD Writethruu: 2 pilots killed in Indonesian military plane crash

Xinhua, December 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

An Indonesian military plane crashed during an air show in Yogyakarta city on Sunday, killing two pilots, an air force spokesman said.

The South Korean-made T50 trainer plane crashed at 9: 50 a.m. Jakarta time (0250 GMT) at a residential area near the airport, spokesman Dwi Badarmanto told Xinhua.

However, no casualties were reported on the ground, he said.

The spokesman did not give the cause of the accident, saying it was too early to make a conclusion. Endit