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A military cargo plane carrying 121 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguizamo in Colombia's Putumayo province, killing at least one and injuring 77; the wounded were being evacuated by another military aircraft.
A Colombian Air Force C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff near Puerto Leguízamo in Putumayo, with 114 passengers and 11 crew aboard. At least 48 people have been recovered with injuries; fatalities have not yet been confirmed. Emergency crews are at the site, and President Petro has expressed concern while criticizing bureaucratic delays in modernising the armed forces' equipment.