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At least 34 killed in Colombia military plane crash, governor says

By Thomson Reuters Mar 23, 2026 | 6:46 PM

(Corrects to add dropped ​word “least” ‌in headline)

BOGOTA, March 23 (Reuters) – At ‌least ​thirty-four ⁠people ⁠were killed on Monday when ​a Colombian ⁠Air ⁠Force plane ​carrying 125 ​people crashed ‌just after takeoff, the ⁠governor of Colombia’s Putumayo ⁠department ‌said.

(Reporting ⁠by ​Luis ‌Jaime Acosta ​and Brendan ⁠O’Boyle; Editing by Daina Beth ​Solomon)