Search resumes for missing Indonesian plane

Rescuers expanded their search for a missing plane to the sea today, after senior Indonesian officials mistakenly said yesterday that the Boeing 737’s charred wreckage had been found along with a dozen survivors.

Relatives waiting for news about the 102 people aboard the Adam Air plane, which lost contact on Monday after sending two distress signals during a flight from Indonesia’s main island of Java to Sulawesi, broke down in tears after learning they had been misinformed.