Myanmar military plane carrying 116 passengers goes missing

June 07, 2017 16:43

A Myanmar military plane carrying 116 people went missing on Wednesday between the southern city of Myeik and Yangon. "Communication was lost suddenly at about 1:35 pm when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town," the commander-in-chief's office said in a statement, adding search and rescue was ongoing. An airport source said the plane was carrying 105 passengers and 11 crew. Further details awaited.

Image: Myanmarese leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in Delhi with President Pranab Mukherjee

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