Rescuers search for victims at the site where an Indonesian air force transport plane crashed in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia,
Wednesday, July 1, 2015. The Hercules C-130 plane crashed into a residential neighborhood in the country's third-largest city on June 30.
North Sumatra Regional Military Commander Maj. Gen. Edi Rahmayadi told reporters at Medan's Adam Malik hospital that the search and rescue operations have now ended.
Rahmayadi said Wednesday that the investigation at the crash site, a residential area where the C-130 Hercules planes plowed into houses shortly after takeoff Tuesday, was continuing.
He said about 500 personnel from the army, navy and air force, supported by 200 police, took part in the search.
3 p.m.
Indonesia's air force chief Air Marshal Agus Supriatna told reporters the crashed C-130 was only authorized to carry military personnel and their families. He said he would investigate allegations of paying passengers.
A copy of the manifest seen by The Associated Press shows 32 passengers with no designation. The rest are described as either military or military family members.
Hitching rides on military planes to reach remote destinations is common in Indonesia, a sprawling archipelago that spans three time zones. The plane had traveled from the capital, Jakarta, and stopped at two locations before arriving at Medan on Sumatra, one of Indonesia's main islands.
2:15 p.m.
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