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Indonesia jet crashes on landing Indonesia jet crashes on landing
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A passenger plane belonging to the Indonesian state airline, Garuda, has burst into flames on landing in the city of Yogyakarta, Java, reports say. A passenger plane belonging to the Indonesian state airline, Garuda, has burst into flames on landing in Yogyakarta on the island of Java.
More than 100 people are believed to have been on board the Boeing 737-400. Officials said the Boeing 737-400 was carrying 133 people plus several crew.
One survivor told local television that the plane shook strongly before it overshot the runway on landing. An explosion was heard. One survivor told local television that the plane shook violently before landing. It then overshot the runway and an explosion was heard.
The incident occurred as the plane arrived in Yogyakarta from the capital, Jakarta, at 0700 local time (0000 GMT). The incident occurred as the plane arrived in Yogyakarta from the capital, Jakarta, about 0700 (0000 GMT).
The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jakarta says this is a popular route and in this instance there was a mixture of Indonesians and Australians on board.
A number of Australian government officials and journalists were travelling on the stricken flight, a government spokesman has said.
They were on their way to cover Foreign Minister Alexander Downer's visit to Indonesia this week. Mr Downer was reportedly not on the plane.
'Completely gutted'
"We overshot the runway, then I heard the sound of an explosion and ran through an emergency exit," passenger Muhammad Dimyati told local TV."We overshot the runway, then I heard the sound of an explosion and ran through an emergency exit," passenger Muhammad Dimyati told local TV.
"I believe many passengers remained trapped on board," he said. Another eyewitness said the aircraft was completely gutted. "I believe many passengers remained trapped on board," he said.
Eyewitness Orlando de Guzman told the BBC that the fuselage was completely burned out. He said most of flames were extinguished but the intense heat was preventing rescuers from entering the aircraft.
He said the wreckage was in the middle of a paddy field and that debris was strewn across the scene.
Mr Guzman described a strong smell of burning jet fuel and said that the flames had engulfed the aircraft, leaving only the tail recognisable.
He added that there was a long line of ambulances coming back and forth to the crash site.
Indonesia has suffered several recent transport accidents, including an Adam Air plane that disappeared in January with 102 passengers and crew on board, and a ferry sinking in late December in which hundreds died.Indonesia has suffered several recent transport accidents, including an Adam Air plane that disappeared in January with 102 passengers and crew on board, and a ferry sinking in late December in which hundreds died.