Bogotá (Colombia), 24 March (LaPresse) – The death toll from the crash of a military plane that went down shortly after take-off in Puerto Leguizamo, Colombia, stands at least 66, with dozens injured. There were 128 people on board the aircraft, including 115 members of the Army, 11 crew members and 2 members of the National Police. Puerto Leguizamo is located in Putumayo, an Amazonian province on the border with Ecuador and Peru.

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