00:0515 people were killed, and at least 30 others injured, after a military aircraft belonging
00:10to the Bolivian Air Force crashed onto a busy avenue in El Alto on Friday evening amid
00:16bad weather.
00:17Local authorities said the Hercules C-130 aircraft had departed from Santa Cruz carrying
00:23newly printed banknotes for the Central Bank of Bolivia.
00:26The plane landed at El Alto International Airport but skidded off the runway and crashed
00:32onto a nearby roadway.
00:33Video circulating on social media showed chaotic scenes, with crowds gathering at the crash
00:39site and some attempting to collect banknotes scattered across the ground.
00:44Authorities used water hoses and tear gas to disperse people from the area.
00:49Defense Minister Marcelo Salinas said the shipment belonged to the Central Bank and warned that
00:54the money had no legal value as it had not yet been officially issued.
00:59I want to let it clear that this charge of money is a money from the Central Bank of Bolivia,
01:07as it has been certified by the Central Bank through the communication.
01:13In the fourth place, I want to let it clear that the people who are trying to get this money
01:20that is in the plane in the States, that this money has no legal value, because it has been
01:27released by the Central Bank and it has no legal value, and trying to use that money is
01:33a crime.
01:34Commander General of the Bolivian Air Force, FAB, Sergio Lora said eight crew members were
01:40on board, including cargo and flight personnel, and confirmed the aircraft was transporting
01:45non-circulating currency on behalf of the Central Bank.
01:48There were eight crew members on board, which included the cargo personnel and crew members.
01:55They took money without legal value for the Central Bank of Bolivia, providing a service
02:00to this institution.
02:01We don't know the causes of the accident, and they are installing a joint of accidents
02:06to determine what were the causes and the factors that led to this fatal accident.
02:11So, I also ask all those people who are doing vandalical events in this sector to abstain
02:19and respect the pain, the pain and the difficult moment we are going through.
02:25Following the incident, National Carrier Boliviana de Aviación said the airport was temporarily
02:30closed and confirmed the aircraft involved was not part of its fleet.
02:35The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
02:46Slide 6
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