Myanmar plane crash: A boy and a sergeant were reportedly rescued (Representational)
Yangon:
Twelve people were killed when a Myanmar military plane crashed in a central region of the country Thursday, a spokesman for the junta said.
The plane, which was carrying six crew and eight passengers, crashed near the city of Pyin Oo Lwin, the spokesperson said in a statement to journalists, blaming the cause on bad weather . It lost communications when it was 400 metres (1,300 feet) away from a steel factory near the airport, Zaw Min Tun said in a statement.
A senior monk was among those on board, the statement said, adding a team had been able to rescue a boy and a sergeant, who had been sent to a nearby military hospital.
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