Jakarta, Indonesia( CNN ) -Searchers pulled more bodies Wednesday from the charred wreckage of an Indonesian military plane that authorities say was carrying more than 120 people when it crashed near a residential area. Military personnel and their family members, civilians and some students were among those on board the C-130 Hercules plane that went down shortly after takeoff Tuesday in Medan, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. So far, 91 bodies have been recovered from the crash site, Air Marshal Agus Supriatna, the commander of the Indonesian Air Force, said Wednesday. But more are expected to be retrieved from the shattered remains of the large transport aircraft. The military transport plane had 122 people aboard -- 110 passengers and 12 crew members -- when it took off from Soewondo Air Force Base in Medan, according to Supriatna. No survivors are reported to have been found, and it's unclear how many people on the groun...
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