Military transport aircraft of Indian Air Force with 29 militaries on board disappeared from radar over the Bay of Bengal on Friday, 22 July. AN-32 plane of the Russian manufacture was flying to the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Port Blair, from the Indian city of Chennai. It is reported that on board the plane was service personnel, which was heading to India's strategic military base near the Strait of Malacca. Indian Navy are looking for the missing airliner by a rescue aircraft and ships. Two military planes and four naval ships are deployed in the Bay of Bengal. According to the media, the reason for the disappearance of the machine from the radar could be bad weather.

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