INDONESIAN AIRLINER CRASH KILLS 27 PEOPLE
Twenty-seven people were killed and 18
injured when an Indonesian airliner flew into electricity lines
and tumbled to the ground in an explosive ball of fire, airport
officials said.
    The Garuda Indonesia Airways DC-9 crashed yesterday on a
domestic flight while carrying 37 passengers and eight crew
members, an airline spokesman said.
    The plane, made by McDonnell Douglas Corp <MD.N>, cost 18
mln dlrs and was one of 19 DC-9s in Garuda's fleet of 74 jets.
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