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Plane Carrying Brazilian Football Team Chapecoense Crashes in Colombia
- Updated: November 29, 2016
A plane carrying Brazilian football team Chapecoense crashed on approach to Medellin, Colombia on Monday night.
According to USA Today’s Steph Solis, the aeroplane had 72 passengers and nine crew members on board, including the Chapecoense side.
The club released the following statement on their Facebook page (h/t Bonnie Malkin of the Guardian) on Tuesday:
Given the conflicting reports emerging from different journalistic sources concerning the crash of the plane carrying the Chapecoense players, the Chapecoense football association through it vice-president, Ivan Tozzo, is refraining from comment and awaiting official announcements from the Colombian air authorities. May God be with our athletes, leaders, journalists and the other guests who are with the delegation.
It has been reported by the Associated Press (h/t New York Times), Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez called it “a tragedy of huge proportions” on Blu Radio.
The BBC Breaking News Twitter feed posted the …
