Indonesian Air Force Plane Crashes into Jakarta Homes

iStockphoto/Thinkstock(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- An Indonesian air force plane with seven people onboard crashed into a residential area in Jakarta on Thursday, causing several houses to go up in flames, the BBC reports.

According to officials, victims have been taken to nearby hospitals, but it is unclear how many were injured or killed.

The Fokker F-27 was on a routine training flight at the time of the crash.

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