Military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashes, many k!lled
Naija News • 1d ago
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No fewer than 15 people have been killed and over 30 others injured after a military cargo aircraft transporting newly printed banknotes crashed near Bolivia’s capital city on Friday evening.
The incident occurred around 6:20pm local time during landing at El Alto International Airport when the aircraft reportedly skidded off the runway and rammed into vehicles along a busy road in El Alto, close to the administrative capital, La Paz.
Officials said the Bolivian Air Force C-130 Hercules plane had departed from Santa Cruz de la Sierra before losing control during landing operations.
The aircraft reportedly struck several vehicles, damaging about a dozen cars before coming to a halt in a nearby field.
Fire Chief Pavel Tovar stated that emergency responders were still wor...