People, most of those on board are indonesians. Indonesian Authorities Say the aircraft likely crashed into the sea. That belief is based on the planes last known position on radar. 22 vessels and 13 aircraft from indonesia, singapore, malaysia, and australia joined the search on monday. President joe cowidodo said indonesia will mobilize every means to find the plane. He said the search will expand with the help of more countries. The airasia flight went missing between the islands of kalimantan and belitung after taking off from surabaya. The weather was bad when the plane lost contact. Former Japan Airlines pilot say many large storm clouds develop this time of year between indonesia and the malay peninsula. Translator the plane might have flown into storm clouds, and that triggered a mishap. I assume the pilot could have failed to regain his position after the plane was rocked violently in the clouds, where there were vertical torrents of air. Families and friends of those on board
People, most of those on board are indonesians. Indonesian Authorities Say the aircraft likely crashed into the sea. That belief is based on the planes last known position on radar. 22 vessels and 13 aircraft from indonesia, singapore, malaysia, and australia joined the search on monday. President joe cowidodo said indonesia will mobilize every means to find the plane. He said the search will expand with the help of more countries. The airasia flight went missing between the islands of kalimantan and belitung after taking off from surabaya. The weather was bad when the plane lost contact. Former Japan Airlines pilot say many large storm clouds develop this time of year between indonesia and the malay peninsula. Translator the plane might have flown into storm clouds, and that triggered a mishap. I assume the pilot could have failed to regain his position after the plane was rocked violently in the clouds, where there were vertical torrents of air. Families and friends of those on board
Guard says it narrowly averted catastrophe by engaging a runaway freighter with hundreds of Syrian Refugees aboard. It had been abandoned by its crew. This was the second maritime drama in recent days after a fire aboard a ferry. More on that story later in the program. The Italian Coast Guard was already working because of the ferry disaster, and they had to scramble helicopters after the blue sky m started heading for the rocks. Hundreds of migrants disembarked in gallipoli after being rescued from a runaway freighter. Officials say the ship control room had been abandoned and that the steering was locked on a collision course. The coast guard prevented a disaster. We are still counting the number of migrants. But if the ship continued the journey the way it was heading it would have ended up crashing on the coast. The coast guard managed to unlock the engine just kilometers from the rocky shore. Authorities set up makeshift hospitals to treat those on board who had fallen ill. The m
Authorities are looking for three men. The car they used to escape was found abandoned in a northern part of the city. The Charlie Hebdo newspaper is known for its satirical content. On wednesday they published a cartoon that lampooned islamic jihadists. The afp quoted the attackers yelled out the prophet has been avenged. Security officials strengthened security at religious buildings saying theyre on the lookout for anything suspicious in other public places. Translator satirical cartoons are not a good idea but in our country from what ive seen no other religions have been targeted except for islam. Thousands of people have gathered for a vigil near the city square. Many held up posters with the phrase meaning i am charlie in solidarity with the journal. The french president spoke to the nation on wednesday night. Translator today the French Republic as a whole was target. The republic means freedom of expression. It means culture, creation pluralism and democracy and thats what the
They shot five others who were attempting to set off the explosives they were wearing. Xinhua says a vehicle with explosives inside was also found at the site. Police have responded to a spate of attacks in recent months. Many residents in the region are reportedly unhappy with the governments ethnic and religious policies. Authorities in indonesia may be a step closer to understanding why an airasia passenger jet crashed into the java seat last month. Navy divers have retrieved the planes flight recorder. Search and rescue Authorities Say they found the flight recorder under one of planes wings. The jet took off from the indonesian city of surabaya with 162 people on board. It was heading to singapore but disappeared from radar screens shortly after the pilot asked for permission to fly at a higher altitude. Divers found the wreckage off kalimantan island. Theyve retrieved 48 bodies. Indonesian transporter authorities will analyze data from the flight recorder to pinpoint the cause of