US EditionAt Least 66 Killed in Colombian Air Force C-130 Crash
At least 66 people died and dozens were injured after a Colombian Air Force C-130 crashed near Puerto Leguizamo, amid calls for military modernization due to equipment issues.
- On Monday, a Colombian Air Force C-130H Hercules transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguizamo in Putumayo, killing at least 66 people among the 125 onboard.
- Donated by the United States in 2020, the C-130H Hercules was an older variant first entering service decades ago, operating in the conflict-prone Putumayo region near Peru.
- Rescue teams, aided by local residents, evacuated survivors with at least 57 people injured; authorities airlifted wounded to Bogota for urgent medical treatment.
- President Gustavo Petro called the crash a "horrific accident" that "should never have happened," blaming bureaucratic delays for hindering military modernization efforts.
- Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez said the crash left the country in "deep sorrow" as military officials launched a formal investigation into the cause.
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More than 60 people were killed in the crash of a military aircraft in southern Colombia. The aircraft of the Colombian Air Force was occupied with about 120 inmates, mostly soldiers, and shortly after the launch from Puerto Leguízamo airport near the Peruvian border, it was thrown into a jungle area and set on fire.
Among the dead are 58 soldiers, six members of the air force and two police officers, according to the military source, which did not specify the number of wounded.
Plane carrying soldiers crashes in Amazon region of Colombia, killing 66
A military transport plane with 128 people on board, mostly soldiers, crashed shortly after taking off Monday in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, killing at least 66 people and leaving dozens injured, the head of Colombias armed forces said.General Hugo Alejandro Lpez Barreto said that four military personnel were still missing.Sadly, as a consequence of this tragic accident, 66 of our military elements died, he said.At the moment, we have no informa…
Colombia Military Plane Crash Kills 66, over 50 Injured
A Colombian military C-130H Hercules transport plane crashed Monday in the rural south of the country, killing 66 in what local outlets have described as one of the worst military air disasters in the nation's history. The post Colombia Military Plane Crash Kills 66, over 50 Injured appeared first on Breitbart.
A plane crash occurred in Colombia: a military C-130 Hercules crashed near Puerto Leguízamó, killing 66 people and injuring four others.
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La CroixThe aircraft crashed on Monday shortly after taking off in a city in the south of the country, at the border with Ecuador and Peru. The causes of the accident remain unknown at this stage.
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