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An Indian Air Force plane carrying 29 people including 6 crew went missing Friday on its way to Port Blair, capital of the Andaman and Nicobar islands, an air force spokesman said.
"A search operation is on. The plane was airborne at 8:30 am and was supposed to land at Port Blair at 11:30," Wing Commander Anupam Banerjee said.
The Russian-made AN-32 was coming from the southeast city of Chennai when it disappeared from radar. The plane was carrying service personnel to the strategic islands near the Malacca Straits, where India has a military base.
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