An Indonesian jetliner Boeing 737-400 owned by state airline Garuda was carrying 140 people burst into flames as it landed on Java island Wednesday, trapping a number of people inside the burning plane, the airline and witnesses said.There are at least 95 confirmed survivors.”It is a terrible tragedy,Many lives have been lost and our love and sympathy and condolences go to those who are suffering distress and grief.”said Prime Minister John Howard.10 Australians were aboard the plane mainly diplomatic staff and journalists who were traveling from the capital, Jakarta, ahead of Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer and Attorney-General Phillip Ruddock, who had been due to attend a function later Wednesday.
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