In Pictures: Scenes of destruction after Medan air force plane crash

An Indonesian air force transport plane crashed in the city of Medan on Tuesday (June 30), damaging buildings and reducing cars to flaming wrecks. At least 141 people were killed in the incident, many likely to be family members of servicemen.

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Jul 01, 2015, 11:27 AM

A propeller from the plane resting on the roof of a building in Medan. PHOTO: REUTERS

Family members sitting outside Adam Malik hospital as they wait for the bodies of victims of the crash. PHOTO: REUTERS

A child trying to look inside a mortuary at Adam Malik hospital. PHOTO: REUTERS

Security forces and rescue workers searching the crash wreckage. PHOTO: REUTERS

Relatives of one of the victims waiting for the body at a military hospital in Medan. PHOTO: EPA

Indonesian rescuers searching for victims of the crash. PHOTO: EPA

Security forces and firemen attempting to extinguish a fire in the wreckage. PHOTO: REUTERS

Search-and-rescue personnel at the crash site. PHOTO: AFP

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