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Debris from missing Myanmar military plane found in sea.

Myanmar military plane missing

A handout file photo made available by Myanmar Military News shows a Shaanxi Y-8 (Y-8 or Yunshuji-8) aricraft, a medium size medium range transport aircraft, Source: MYANMAR MILITARY NEWS

Debris from missing Myanmar military plane, with 116 persons aboard, found in sea, said reports. The plane had gone missing between Southern city of Myeik and Yangon.

Six ships and three planes were pressed into search and rescue operations of the crashed plane. The plane had lost contact with the radar about 20 miles west of Dawei town, reports quoted a military official as saying. It lost contact around 7:05 GMT. 


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By Madhura Seneviratne

Source: SBS News



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