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Earthquake hits Indonesia

A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 has struck off northern Sumatra in Indonesia, the US Geological Survey has said, and there were warnings that a local tsunami was possible.

The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no threat of a widespread, destructive tsunami after the quake but said there was a "very small possibility" of a local tsunami.

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The Bali prison awaiting British drug-smuggling suspects

Kerobokan prison
Prisoners at Kerobokan jail are reportedly held in squalid conditions Credit: ITV News

ITV News correspondent Angus Walker has posted images of the notorious Indonesian jail where four Britons accused of smuggling cocaine are likely to be held.

Bali's Kerobokan prison, described as "inhumane and overcrowded" by its own governor, is where most drug smugglers in the country are locked up.

British housewife Lindsay Sandiford, 55, was allegedly caught with 4.8kg of cocaine stuffed in the lining of a suitcase as she arrived in Bali on 19 May.

Three more British suspects, Julian Ponder, Rachel Dougall and Paul Beales, were then arrested in connection with the £1.6 million haul, along with an Indian man.

Kerobokan prison
Foreign prisoners were recently evacuated from Kerobokan following rioting Credit: ITV News

Indonesia has some of the toughest anti-drugs laws in the world and the suspects could face the death penalty if convicted.

They are likely to be held at Kerobokan prison after the police investigation ends within an estimated three months, reported ITV News' Walker.

No survivors after Russian plane crashes in Indonesia

A rescue team has discovered the wreckage of a Russian plane that disappeared during an exhibition flight in Indonesia.

Rescuers found several bodies but no survivors after the plane was found to have crashed into a mountain during a flight with 45 people on board.

A view of the wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Mount Salak, West Java province
A view of the wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft in Mount Salak, West Java province. Credit: Reuters

Russia said it would take part in the investigation of the crash of its first all-new passenger jet since the fall of the Soviet Union, a Superjet 100 aircraft that went missing on Wednesday about 40 miles south of Jakarta.

It was carrying Indonesians, including journalists and businessmen, eight Russians including embassy officials, pilots and technicians, as well as two Italians, one French citizen and one American, said Vladimir Prisyazhnyuk, the head of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft.

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Old Sukhoi Superjet-100 model similar to missing plane

The old model bears similarities with the aircraft which vanished today after take-off from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport.
The old model bears similarities with the aircraft which vanished today after take-off from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport. Credit: AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Ruslan Krivobok

The old Sukhoi Superjet-100 model is similar to the plane which went missing in Western Indonesia today.

Reports say the new Sukhoi Superjet-100 aircraft was carrying around 50 people before vanishing 20 minutes into the flight.

Plane went 'missing 20 minutes into flight'

RT reports that the Sukhoi Superjet-100, which was carrying around 50 people, went missing 20 minutes into the flight near western Indonesia.

Many of the people on board were reportedly from aeroplane companies.

Helicopter searches have been called off in search for the aircraft overnight, but ground searches are still continuing 32 miles outside Jakarta.

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