{"id":17137,"date":"2026-03-24T02:54:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/defense-minister-says-military-plane-crashes-in-southwestern-colombia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T02:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:54:21","slug":"defense-minister-says-military-plane-crashes-in-southwestern-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/defense-minister-says-military-plane-crashes-in-southwestern-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense minister says military plane crashes in southwestern Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bogota Colombia — <\/span>A military cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff Monday in the Southwest Colombia<\/a>The country’s defense minister said, causing an undetermined number of casualties.<\/p>\n

Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Twitter that the “tragic accident” occurred in Puerto Leguizamo, a remote municipality in the Amazonian province of Putumayo, which is on the border with Peru and Ecuador. Images shared online by local media outlets showed a black cloud of smoke rising from the area where the plane crashed, and a truck with soldiers rushing to the scene.<\/p>\n

Sanchez did not specify the number of troops aboard the Hercules C-130. He said rescue teams have been dispatched to the accident site and the cause of the accident has still not been determined.<\/p>\n

“This incident is extremely painful for the country,” Sanchez wrote. “We hope our prayers can help provide some relief from the pain.”<\/p>\n

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Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/latin-america<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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