Indonesian air force intercepts Australian plane

By Michael Bachelard
Updated October 23 2014 - 3:08am, first published 2:18am
The Australian plane on the tarmac at t Manado's Sam Ratulangi airport.
The Australian plane on the tarmac at t Manado's Sam Ratulangi airport.

Two Indonesian fighter jets were scrambled on Wednesday to force a prop-driven Australian light plane to the ground after its pilots initially refused several orders to land, the Indonesian military has said.

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