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Burmese military plane carrying 116 passengers disappears

A SAR operation is underway

Newsroom June 7 02:43

 

According to reports a Myanmar Shaanxi Y-8 military plane carrying 116 passengers went missing over the southeast Asian country.

The commander-in-chief’s office said in a statement:”Communication was lost suddenly when it reached about 20 miles west of Dawei town“.

The plane was carrying 105 passengers and 11 crew.

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The passengers are thought to be the families of military men based in the coastal region.

An extensive search is now underway for the plane.

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