According to The Jakarta Post, at least 12 people are feared dead.
"An explosion was heard before the plane crash. Pieces of chairs and bodies were found by residents," a naval base commander, First Adm. S. Irawan, told the newspaper.
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14:36
The plane is thought to have crashed between the islands of Mensanak and Sebangka or Gentar, a police report obtained by Reuters said. A search team recovered items apparently identified as being from the missing aircraft, the report said.
Plane with 15 people on board loses contact in Indonesia: official - UPDATED
03 December 2016
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A twin-engine Indonesian police plane went missing on Saturday with 16 people on board en route to the island of Batam, south of Singapore, police said.
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