JAKARTA, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian transportation Minister M. Hatta Rajasa said on Tuesday evening that Adam Air's plane was still missing.

    At the press conference in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province, the minister said the location of the missing plane is still not clear till now.

    "So, the number of 90 passengers killed in the plane crash reported earlier was also not true," he added.

    Officials said earlier, the rescue team sent to the place of the plane accident had not found the location.

    An official named Gugi said the information about the victims of the crashed plane was given by local people, but it could not be confirmed as rescue team has not arrived at the location.