10 die in Malaysia plane crash<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuter): A chartered Dornier 228-212 plane
\ncrashed in the jungles of Malaysia's Borneo state of Sarawak,
\nkilling all 10 people on board, the national Bernama news agency
\nsaid yesterday quoting officials.<\/p>\n
The Royal Brunei Airlines flight BI238, crashed Saturday night
\nat Lambir Hill, 50 kilometers from the oil town of Miri, it said
\nquoting a Department of Civil Aviation official.<\/p>\n
The plane was carrying eight passengers and two Malaysian
\npilots. The passengers included four Malaysians, two Japanese,
\none Singaporean and one Sri Lankan, Bernama reported.<\/p>\n
Bernama said quoting a statement from Royal Brunei Airlines
\nthat the Dornier left the Brunei International Airport at Bandar
\nSeri Begawan at 7:15 p.m. (6:15 p.m. Jakarta time) and was
\nreported missing at 7:43 p.m. Saturday night.<\/p>\n
The plane belonged to a Miri-based aircraft company, Merpati
\nIntan Sdn Bhd, and Royal Brunei Airlines was the sales agent for
\nthe chartered flight. The flight BI238 was going to Miri.<\/p>\n
Bernama reported a huge search and rescue operation was
\nmounted by emergency teams from the Royal Brunei Armed Forces,
\nwhich dispatched a helicopter with winching facility, and the
\nMalaysian government.<\/p>\n
Civilian helicopters were also deployed. A civil aviation
\nofficial told Bernama in Miri that the wreckage of the 19-seater
\nGerman-made plane was spotted at 7:10 a.m. (6:10 a.m. Jakarta
\ntime) yesterday.<\/p>\n
The aviation official told Bernama the aircraft was due to
\nland at Miri airport at 7:38 p.m Saturday.<\/p>\n
The official said the weather in Miri was fine Saturday night
\nand that the plane was \"quite new\".<\/p>",
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