Death toll from Colombian military plane crash rises to 69 as search ends
The Hercules military transport plane crashed minutes after take-off near Colombia's southern border with Peru.
Death toll from Colombian military plane crash rises to 69 as search ends
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At least 66 killed in Colombia military plane crash
The death toll has risen to 66 in the crash of a military plane transporting troops to a city in Putumayo in southwest Colombia.
At least 69 killed in Colombia military plane crash
The death toll has risen to 69 in the crash of a military plane transporting troops to a city in Putumayo in southwest Colombia.
Colombian military plane crash kills at least 66
Colombia's defence minister says it was a "tragic accident" but the cause is not yet clear.
At least 66 killed after Colombian military plane crashes in southern Amazon
Transport plane carrying soldiers and crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo, deep in Colombia’s southern Amazon region A Colombian military transport plane with 121 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after takeoff in the country’s south, killing at least 66 people, authorities said. The defence minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the accident happened as the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane was taking off from Puerto Leguízamo , deep in Colombia ’s southern Amazon region, on the border with Peru, as it transported troops from the armed forces. Continue reading...
Colombian military plane crash kills at least 66, head of armed forces says
A Colombian military transport plane crashed near Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, shortly after takeoff, killing at least 66 people and injuring dozens.
Colombian military plane crash kills at least 34, wounds dozens
Accident occurred in Puerto Leguizamo, a remote municipality in the Amazonian province of Putumayo.
Military plane crash in Colombia kills at least 66 people and injures dozens
A military cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off in southwestern Colombia, the South American country's military said.
At least 66 dead after military plane crashes in Colombia
At least 66 people have been killed in a military plane crash in Colombia, the country's armed forces chief has said.
At least 34 killed, dozens hurt as Colombian military plane crashes after takeoff
The incident was one of the deadliest accidents in recent history for Colombia’s Air Force.
Colombia military plane crashes while transporting troops
The Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed as it was taking off in Colombia's southern Amazon region, bordering Peru.
Death toll nearly doubles to 66 after Colombian military plane crashes after takeoff
Incident is one of the deadliest accidents in recent history for country’s air force
Colombian military plane that crashed on takeoff had 110 soldiers onboard, media reports
BluRadio cited the authorities as saying 110 soldiers were on board, and that the crash took place just 3km from an urban centre.
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