An airliner carrying more than one-hundred passengers has crashed during a flight from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, to Singapore.

Initial reports said it came down in a swampy area near the city of Palembang on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

The plane, a Boeing seven-three-seven, was being operated by Silkair, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines.

Airline officials said the majority of the passengers were from the region; there were also several from Europe and the United States.

Officials in Indonesia said all those on board are feared dead.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service
 

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