Jakarta, Feb. 11 -- The pilot and first officer of a Smart Air flight were killed in a suspected armed attack while landing at Koroway Batu Airport in South Papua's Boven Digoel District on Wednesday.

"On Wednesday at 11:05 a.m. local time, the plane landed and was immediately fired upon," said Lukman F. Laisa, director general of Air Transport at the Transportation Ministry, in a written statement.

The aircraft, a Cessna Grand Caravan with registration PK-SNR, was flying from Tanah Merah Airport to Koroway Batu Airport, he confirmed.

"The flight had two crew members, 12 adult passengers, and an infant," Laisa said, adding that all passengers survived unharmed.

The directorate general is coordinating with local airport authorities and...