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Urgent: 8 people killed in military aircraft crash in Colombia, president

Xinhua, May 2, 2017 Adjust font size:

Eight people were killed on Monday when a military aircraft crashed into a hill in central Colombia, said President Juan Manuel Santos.

"Our solidarity is with relatives of the victims of the plane crash of @COL_EJERCITO in Cundinamarca. Eight people lost their lives," Santos Tweeted. Edni