lunes, 29 de octubre de 2018

Asia Daily Briefing - Indonesian jetliner crash



Lion Air flight crashes 

in Indonesia with 189

 aboard

JAKARTA -- A domestic passenger flight operated by Lion Air, 
Indonesia's largest private airline, crashed on Monday after leaving Jakarta for the city of Pangkal 
 Pinang, off the island of Sumatra. Rescue workers have yet to
 confirm whether there are 
any survivors among the 189
 people aboard the jetliner.

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