(KUNA) -- The Indonesian army denied Tuesday reports regarding discovery of The Adam Air Boeing 737-400 which crashed over Sulawei Island yesterday. The Military also denied news about the discovery of 12 passengers and the death of nine others. Indonesian television channels quoted air commander Eddy Suyanto as saying that no survivors had been found.He added during a press conference with Transportation Minister Hatta Radjasa that all reports regarding the discovery of the airplane were inaccurate and said that information about the whereabouts of the plane and discovery of survivors depended on statements by the locals.
Police officials in Sulawei province and about 745 army and police members went to the crash site in accordance with the information provided by locals but found nothing, said Suyanto who added that the rescue mission would continue on. Earlier, Indonesian media published full reports about the discovery of the air plane and several survivors depending on information provided by the Indonesian news agency Antara.