Unmanned Australian plane crashed into Dili home

Defence chiefs in East Timor have confirmed that an unmanned Australian surveillance plane crashed into a house in suburban Dili.

The plane, operated by remote control, crashed soon after takeoff last Thursday, ploughing into a house near the city.

The occupants were not home at the time, and no one was injured.

Australian Army engineers have agreed to rebuild the house to the same or better standard and investigations so far have found a technical error was to blame.

- RADIO AUSTRALIA