An Indonesian military plane has crashed in a residential area in the capital of North Sumatra killing 30 people, according to a search and rescue official.
The local hospital reported 13 dead and two in intensive care, but the head of Search and Rescue, Rochmali, whose staff are at the crash site, said 30 bodies had been counted in the flaming wreckage.
The C130 Hercules took off from Suwondo Air Base in Medan shortly before midday (local time) but just minutes into the flight the pilot requested permission to return to the base.
The plane then banked to the right and plummeted into the ground, wiping out buildings, including part of a hotel.
Military spokesman Dwi Badarmanto said the plane was on a routine logistics mission to Tanjung Pinang, near Singapore, and there were 12 people on board.
Pictures on social media showed flaming wreckage, with the fuselage of the aircraft visible among thick plumes of black smoke.
The plane came down in an area where there are houses, shops and a hotel.
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