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ALERT Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong: 'Saddened to hear of missing flight QZ8501. My thoughts are with the passengers and their families' – @leehsienloong

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ALERT AirAsia says there were 155 passengers on board, 2 pilots, 5 cabin crew; plane had requested deviation due to weather before communication was lost – statement

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ALERT Editor's note: There are reports from accounts citing local media that airplane wreckage was found east of Indonesia's Belitung Island. There is no confirmation any wreckage was found or that it is the missing AirAsia plane. – Stephanie

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ALERT AirAsia's Tony Fernandes says company will be putting out another statement soon; 'Thank you for all your thoughts and prays [sic]. We must stay strong' – @tonyfernandes

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ALERT Singapore activates air force, navy for search for missing AIrAsia jet, officials say – @Reuters

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ALERT White House: President Obama has been briefed on missing AirAsia flight; 'officials will continue to monitor the situation' – statement

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ALERT Surabaya, Indonesia, airport official says missing AirAsia plane had 155 passengers, 6 crew on board, including 3 South Koreans and 1 each from Singapore, UK and Malaysia; other passengers were Indonesians – @AP

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ALERT Editor's note: There are few details on the AirAsia plane that lost contact with air traffic control between Indonesia and Singapore. The airline has said in a statement that it has "no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board," and there are varying reports on the number of people on the aircraft, between 150 to 162. – Stephanie

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NEWS Airbus says it has 'been informed of an event and all efforts are now going towards assessing the situation' after news of AirAsia plane with 161 aboard lost contact – @Airbus

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ALERT Singapore's Changi Airport Group says it has set up a relatives holding area to provide assistance to family of passengers on Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 bound for Singapore – statement

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ALERT Airbus says it has 'been informed of an event and all efforts are now going towards assessing the situation' after news of AirAsia plane with 161 aboard lost contact – @Airbus

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ALERT The missing Indonesia AirAsia plane is an Airbus A320 delivered in September 2008, @flightradar24 reports

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