A Military Plane Crash In The Philippines Has Left At Least 45 People Dead
At least 49 soldiers were rescued from the wreckage of the crash in southern Sulu province. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules was one of two ex-U.S. Air Force aircraft given to the Philippines this year.
by The Associated Press
Jul 04, 2021
3 minutes
Updated July 4, 2021 at 12:09 PM ET
MANILA, Philippines â A Philippine air force C-130 aircraft carrying combat troops assigned to fight Muslim militants crashed and exploded while landing in the south Sunday, killing at least 42 army soldiers on board and three civilians on the ground in one of the worst disasters in the air force's history.
At least 49 other soldiers were rescued with injuries and survived the fiery noontime crash into a coconut grove outside the Jolo airport in Sulu province, including some who managed to jump
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