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PHOTOS: Missing Myanmar military plane wreckage found

Updated On Jun 09, 2017 10:16 AM IST
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Myanmar military and red cross members carry a dead body at Sanhlan village on June 8, 2017. Wreckage and bodies from a Myanmar military flight that had gone missing Wednesday afternoon have been discovered in the Andaman Sea. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Jun 09, 2017 10:16 AM IST

Myanmar military and red cross members carry a dead body at Sanhlan village on June 8, 2017. Wreckage and bodies from a Myanmar military flight that had gone missing Wednesday afternoon have been discovered in the Andaman Sea. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

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The plane was flying from Myeik to Yangon and the debris was found in the sea off the coastal town of Dawei. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The plane was flying from Myeik to Yangon and the debris was found in the sea off the coastal town of Dawei. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

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The aircraft, a Y-8 transporter made in China, with 122 people on board, 108 were passengers and 14 were crew, lost contact 29 minutes after taking off from the coastal town of Myeik. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The aircraft, a Y-8 transporter made in China, with 122 people on board, 108 were passengers and 14 were crew, lost contact 29 minutes after taking off from the coastal town of Myeik. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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The reason for the crash remains unclear. The aircraft, bought in March 2016, had a total of 809 flying hours. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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The reason for the crash remains unclear. The aircraft, bought in March 2016, had a total of 809 flying hours. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

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Military soldiers carry dead bodies from a crashed military plane outside Launglon township, Myanmar. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Military soldiers carry dead bodies from a crashed military plane outside Launglon township, Myanmar. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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According to the military, by mid-afternoon on Thursday search teams had recovered 29 bodies - 20 women, eight children and one man. A wheel, several life jackets and some luggage were found earlier. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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According to the military, by mid-afternoon on Thursday search teams had recovered 29 bodies - 20 women, eight children and one man. A wheel, several life jackets and some luggage were found earlier. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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Scores of rescue workers in the fishing village of Sanlan, about 600 km (372 miles) from Yangon, braved stormy weather to carry ashore the dead, wrapped in plastic, from a military ship. (Soe Zeya Tun / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Scores of rescue workers in the fishing village of Sanlan, about 600 km (372 miles) from Yangon, braved stormy weather to carry ashore the dead, wrapped in plastic, from a military ship. (Soe Zeya Tun / AFP)

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People watch as military soldiers carry dead bodies from a crashed military plane outside Launglon township. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People watch as military soldiers carry dead bodies from a crashed military plane outside Launglon township. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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Nine Navy ships and three airplanes are searching for the plane in the Andaman Sea to the south of Yangon. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Nine Navy ships and three airplanes are searching for the plane in the Andaman Sea to the south of Yangon. (Ye Aung Thu / AFP)

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More than a dozen relatives of those on board the aircraft gathered at a crisis center in an army base in the southern coastal town of Myeik. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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More than a dozen relatives of those on board the aircraft gathered at a crisis center in an army base in the southern coastal town of Myeik. (Soe Zeya Tun / REUTERS)

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