9 dead in Indonesian military jet crash
By the CNN Wire Staff
June 22, 2012 -- Updated 0048 GMT (0848 HKT)
Emergency personnel look through a damaged building after an Indonesian military aircraft crashed in Jakarta on Monday.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Six of the dead are crew members, an air force spokesman says
- The jet crashed into a residential area of Jakarta
Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- An Indonesian air force jet crashed into a residential area of Jakarta on Thursday, killing at least nine people, officials and local media said.
Six of the dead were crew members and a surviving copilot was in intensive care. Another three people died on the ground, an air force spokesman said.
The jet slammed into houses. Local media reported that eight homes were damaged.
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