Indian Air Force Plane With 13 on Board Missing Near China Border

Indian Air Force Plane With 13 on Board Missing Near China Border
An Indian Air Force Antonov An-32 transport aircraft is pictured as rain falls at an air force base in Srinagar on September 6, 2014. Tauseef Mustafa/AFP Photo
Reuters
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NEW DELHI—An Indian air force aircraft with 13 people on board went missing on Monday in remote northeastern mountains bordering China, government officials said.

The AN-32 aircraft, which is typically used for transport, took off from Assam state’s Jorhat town for Menchuka in Arunachal Pradesh state but lost contact with ground agencies at around 1 p.m.