An Indonesian army transport plane with more than 100 people aboard has crashed into a village on eastern Java, killing at least 78 people, officials say.
At least two people died on the ground when the Hercules came down near Madiun, hitting houses before skidding into a rice field where it caught fire.
An air force spokesman warned the death toll could rise further as the evacuation of the crash site continued.
The plane had been flying from Jakarta to eastern Java when it crashed.
It missed landing at Iswahyudi air force base and struck houses in the village of Geplak, 4km away, at around 0630 local time (2230 GMT).
Visibility appears to have been good and there is no indication yet of why the plane crashed.
Initial reports say the last contact with the crew was a few minutes before the plane came down, as it was making its final approach to land.
(News from BBC)
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