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At least 66 killed and dozens injured in Colombian military plane crashes in Putumayo

At least 66 people have been killed after a military aircraft crashed while taking off on Monday, according to the head of Colombia's armed forces.

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00:00At least 66 people have been killed, dozens have been injured and four are still missing
00:07in a military cargo plane crash in southwestern Colombia on Monday.
00:12The incident happened over the remote Amazonian municipality of Puerto Ligizamo, which borders
00:18Peru and Ecuador.
00:20Colombian army officials say the plane experienced problems immediately after takeoff.
00:30We have an investigator to begin to determine what are the causes of this siniestro.
00:35At this moment we do not know details, except that the plane was released as soon as possible,
00:42he suffered a problem and he precipitated to the ground, more or less than a few kilometers
00:49from the airport.
00:52Authorities said the airplane had 128 people on board, including 115 from the army, 11
01:00crew members and two from the National Police.
01:03Defence Minister Pedro Anulfo Sánchez said that so far there were no signs indicating that
01:09the plane was attacked by rebel groups that operate near the area.
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