El avión militar, que transportaba a 128 soldados y miembros de la tripulación, se desplomó tras despegar del sur de Colombia, dijeron las autoridades militares.

A military aircraft transporting 128 troops and crew members was in an accident as it took off from southern Colombia, military officials said.

A military aircraft crashed on Monday shortly after taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia, killing more than 60 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.