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By Staff Reporter | June 22, 2012 2:24 AM EST

An Indonesian air force plane crashed in the capital city of Jakarta on Thursday, killing least six people, including three people on the ground.

The turboprop Fokker F-27 craft, which was on a routine training mission, hit eight houses.

Reuters
Indonesian air force soldiers stand near the wreckage an Indonesian air force Fokker 27 turboprop plane at a housing complex in Jakarta.

Air Force spokesman Rear Adm. Azman Yunus said that the seven crewmembers have been rushed to air force's hospital.

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Indonesian air force soldiers stand near the wreckage an Indonesian air force Fokker 27 turboprop plane at a housing complex in Jakarta.
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