Debris suspected to be from AirAsia jet spotted
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Screenshot of Indonesia's Kompas TV showing footage of objects in water on December 30, 2014.
Indonesian television showed footage of objects in the water, which are suspected to be part of the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501.
"In a number of photos, there appears to be at least a few fragments. Each fragment is brown and rectangular in shape, silver-colored elongated rods as well as black and red flakes," Indonesian air force official Agus Dwi Putranto, said during a press conference.
The news was initially reported in a tweet by AFP, which said items resembling an emergency slide and plane door had been spotted.
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This aerial view taken from an Indonesian search and rescue aircraft over the Java Sea shows floating debris spotted in the same area as other items being investigated by Indonesian authorities as possible objects from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 on December 30, 2014.
"10 big objects" had been seen 10 kilometers from the location the plane was last captured by radar, AFP said.
Indonesia's Transportation Ministry said it strongly suspects the fragments are part of the plane.
Earlier on Tuesday, AirAsia said it would fly passengers' families over a patch of ocean where the plane is thought to have crashed.
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The flight carrying 162 people—including 155 passengers, two pilots, one engineer and four cabin crew—to Singapore from Surabaya, Indonesia went missing early Sunday.
The search for the plane has been challenging amid difficult weather conditions – including heavy rains and thunderstorms – which are suspected to have played a role in the flight's sudden disappearance.
This story is developing. Please check back for further updates.
Source: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102291826
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