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Rescue Workers Reach Crash Site of Indonesian Plane in Papua Region

© REUTERS / Darren WhitesideA man walks into the entrance of Trigana Air's office in Jakarta, Indonesia August 16, 2015
A man walks into the entrance of Trigana Air's office in Jakarta, Indonesia August 16, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Indonesian rescue workers on Tuesday reached the wreckage of an Indonesian plane that went missing Sunday in a remote Papua region, the CNN reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Bambang Soelistyo, the head of Indonesian search and rescue agency (BASARNAS) said that the rescue team had found at least 20 bodies at the crash site.

"Indonesian rescue workers have reached the crash site of a Trigana Air Service passenger plane," the CNN said, citing a senior Indonesian official.

On Sunday, an Indonesian aircraft with 54 people including five children, on board disappeared over eastern Papua province. The plane belonging to Trigana Air Service lost contact with air traffic control when it was en route from Sentani Airport to Oksibil both located on the island of New Guinea.

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