Indonesia finds bodies at Russia jet wreck

A Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 in flight.

Searchers in Indonesia have found no survivors yet, at the wreckage of a Russain Sukhoi Superjet that crashed into the mountains on Wednesday. About 45 people are said to have been on board the aircraft.Eight Russian pilots and technicians, Indonesian airline representatives and journalists were among those said to be on board the plane. A number of bodies have been found. There were going to be 50 people on board but some people got off before the take-off of plane.

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 vanished from radar screens 50 minutes after taking off from Jakarta for a brief demonstration flight. On Thursday a helicopter found debris on the side of a cliff near a dormant volcano.

The plane took off from east Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma airport at 14:00 (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, on its second flight of the day.At 14:50, it was recorded as dropping from 10,000ft (3,000m) to 6,000ft near Salak, a peak measuring 7,200ft (2,200m).Rescue teams on the ground were working to reach the site where the debris was spotted.

The Superjet was created by a joint venture, majority-owned by Sukhoi, with Italy's Finmeccanica and a number of other foreign and Russian firms also involved.