At Least 66 Killed in Colombia Military Plane Crash

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Members of the military gather at the site of a Colombian military plane crash in Puerto Leguizamo, Putumayo, Colombia, on March 23, 2026. La Voz de Amazonia/Mare Rafue/Handout via ReutersBOGOTA—A Colombian military plane crashed in a takeoff disaster on Monday, killing 66 people as rescuers shuttled dozens of survivors to nearby hospitals and searched for four who were still missing, according to a top official.The Lockheed Martin-built Hercules C-130 transport plane was carrying 128 people, including 11 Air Force members, 115 army personnel and two national police officers, according to Hugo Alejandro Lopez, head of the nation’s armed forces.

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