MOSCOW, June 30 (RIA Novosti) - A Yemeni airliner crashed in the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean on Tuesday with 150 people onboard, regional media said.

The exact crash site where the aircraft belonging to Yemeni state carrier Yemenia Air went down is yet unknown.

Yemeni officials have confirmed that the plane crashed. There are no reports of survivors, India's NDTV news channel said.

China's Xinhua news agency said the flight left Paris early on Monday bound for Yemen and then was due to take off for Moroni, on Comoros. Most passengers are from Comoros, 250 miles (400 km) off the southeast coast of Africa.

"An Airbus A310 belonging to Yemenia Air crashed with 150 people on board some 15 minutes before landing at Moroni, capital of Comoros," Xinhua said quoting an airport employee.

The latest incident is the second major air crash this month.

On June 1, Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris with 228 people onboard crashed in the Atlantic Ocean about four hours after it took off. A total of 51 bodies have been recovered from the site.