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Jakarta: A small cargo aircraft crashed in poor weather in Indonesia’s rebellious Papua province on Wednesday, killing all three people on board, security authorities said. The wreckage of the Twin Otter 300 operated by Rimbun Air was found in the jungle of Intan Jaya district following an aerial search, said provincial police spokesman Ahmad Musthofa Kamal. The three people on board including the pilot and a technician were killed, he said. “Search teams will retrieve the remains tonight, he said. The aircraft was carrying food supplies and construction materials from Nabire district to Sugapa airport in Intan Jaya when it encountered poor weather, officials said. A local military commander, Major Edi Dipramono, said a rebel attack was unlikely to have caused the crash. (dpa)
